Reports are coming in of a major oil spill in _____ Mediterranean.

“What is it?” – “We don’t know until _____ at it under a microscope.”

My car is getting unreliable; I think I'll trade it ______ for a new one.

Why don’t you ask the man where ______ to stay?

Ensure there is at least a 3cm space ______ allow adequate ventilation.

A. so as to

B. so that

C. in view of

D. with a view to 

Anne persisted ______ her search for the truth about what had happened.

It was announced that neither the passengers nor the driver ______ in the crash.

The building has a smoke detector ______ any fires can be detected immediately.

While southern California is densely populated, ______ live in the northern part of the state.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

If she ______ sick, she would have gone out with me to the party.

She was tired and couldn’t keep______the group.

Students are_______less pressure as a result of changes in testing procedures.

A. say to root

B. say to have rooted

C. are said to root

D. are said to have rooted 

________her supervisor’s approval, she shouldn’t begin the project.

A. Unless Susan doesn’t get

B. Were Susan to get

C. If Susan gets

D. Unless Susan gets 

He was very lucky when he fell off the ladder. He______himself.

A. could have hurt

B. must have hurt

C. should have hurt

D. would have hurt 

The last half of the nineteeth century_____a steady improvement in the means of travel.

The committee found it very difficult_______a decision.

If Penny____a place at Oxford University, she___________philosophy and politics.

A. get; is going to study

B. gets; studies

C. will get; is going and politics

D. is getting; will study 

The children______“thank you” to you when you gave them the gifts.

Once used up,__________.

A. these can never be replaced

B. we can never replace these minerals

C. but these minerals can never be replaced

D. can these minerals be never replaced. 

There had been a recommendation that Hilary Clinton_______the president of the country.

The boy next door fell off his bike yesterday but he was all right. He_______himself badly.

Tom had a lucky escape. He_____killed when a car crashed into the front of his house.

“Which of the two boys is a boy scout?” - “_______of them is.”

Not much happened yet,______?

A. Established

B. Found

C. To be establised

D. Having been found 

Someone left the messages,___________?

Not only______a good physician but also a talented violist.

A. she is famous as

B. she appears to be

C. is she known as

D. appears as she is 

The process of______in plants involves a complex series of______reactions.

A. respiration/ chemistry

B. respire/ chemical

C. respiration/ chemical

D. respiration/ chemist 

When I got my case back, it had been damaged__________repair.

Without my parent’s support. I____ my oversea study.

A. will not complete

B. did not complete

C. had not completed

D. would not have completed 

Please don’t tell me what happens in the end because I_________the book yet.

A. haven’t been reading

B. don’t read

C. haven’t read

D. haven’t been read 

_______, the whole family slept soundly.

A. Hot though the night air was

B. Hot though was the night air

C. Hot although the night air was

D. Hot although was the night air 

The Browns had gone out for dinner when I arrived, I supposed they __________ I was coming.

A. must have forgotten

B. should have forgotten

C. would have forgotten

D. need have forgotten 

I made sure I had all the facts__________my fingertips before attending the meeting.