In order to find _______ better job, he decided to study ______ second foreign language.

  A. a; a   B. the; the    C. the; a   D. a ; the

It was several minutes before I was ______of what was happening

    A. know         B. realize      C. wear         D. aware

This is the first time we ________ a film in the cinema together as a family.

    A. see          B. had seen         C. saw          D. have seen

----She looks so unhappy. Did you tell her the truth yesterday? 

   ----Yes, but I ____ her later.          

   A. must have told                              B. should have told  

C. shouldn’t have told                          D. mustn’t have told

The children went home from the grammar school, their lessons_________ for the day.

A. finishing      B. finished      C. had finished      D. went finished

When I came in, I found Lucy _____ by the window _____ to music.

    A. seated; listening               B. seated; listened 

    C. seating; listened               D. seating; listening

At the evening party the host said ______ was able to solve the riddle could get a nice present as a reward.

A. whomever    B. who       C. no matter who         D. whoever

I wonder what’s your attitude ____ the problem ____ yesterday.

A. in, discussing                 B. to, to be discussed

C. towards, discussed           D. with, being discussed

Look, the book still ____ where I ____ it the other day.

   A. laid; lied           B. lied; lay          C. lies; laid    D. lies; lay

I admired my classmate Lisa very much. _____ her prettiness, she was smart and helpful.

   A. Apart from   B. Except for   C. But for  D. In spite of