Put each verb given in brackets into an appropriate tense or form 

In 1764 Dr. Johnson accepted the contract .................(1. produce) a dictionary. ................(2. rent) a garret, he took on a number of copying clerks, who ........(3. stand) at a long central desk. Johnson .............(4. not have) a library available to him, but eventually produced definitions of 40,000 words ...........( 5. write) down in 80 large notebooks. On publication, the Dictionary immediately ................(6. hail) in many European countries as a landmark. According to his biographer, James Boswell, Johnson‟s principal achievement was ................(7.bring) stability to the English language: “It .............(8. be) the cornerstone of Standard English, an achievement which ..................(9. confer) stability on the language of his country”. As a reward for his hard work,he ...................(10. grant) a pension by the king.

Give the correct form of the words in brackets 

1. Please (know) .................................. our letter of the 25th. We have not had areply.
2. Eating fish and lots of vegetables greatly increases your life (expect) ......................
3. It is very rude to interrupt someone in ……………………... (sentence)
4. Wow, I'm afraid I am not very (photo)..........................
5. The (forest) ..................................... has caused many so-called man-made disasters.
6. All the ............... from the last lecture were not allowed to attend the interview for the coming
project. (absence)
7. The road was (pass) ............................... because of the snow.
8. She spent hours getting the house (spot) ...........................clean.
9. Paul is a good employee, and is very …………. (conscience).
10. …………………….. children will not be allowed to cross busy roads. (accompany)

1. …… every industry in our modern world requires the work of engineers.
A. Wholly                   B. Hardly                    C. Most                      D. Virtually

2. Jane had a problem with her finances, so we talked …… and now it's fine.
A. over                        B. it over                    C. over it                     D. over and over
3. When the electricity failed, he …… a match to find the candles.
A. rubbed                    B.scratched                 C. struck                      D. started
4. I usually buy my clothes …… . It‟s cheaper than going to the dressmaker.
A. on the house           B. off the peg             C. in public                 D. on the shelf
5. My father …… when he found out that I had damaged his car.
A. hit the roof                         B. saw pink elephants

C. made my blood boil           D. brought the house down
6. According to the captain, his special units can take an immediate action against terrorists should
such a need ........... .
A. arise                        B. originate                C. evoke                      D. experience
7. We were ........... by the officers' decision to divert the whole traffic from the main route.
A. rambled                  B. baffled                    C. stumbled                 D. shuffled
8. The book says that the revolution was ............. off by the assassination of the state governor.
A. launched                 B. cropped                   C. triggered                 D. prompted
9. The hijackers have demanded a ........... to be paid for releasing the civilian hostages from the plane.
A. currency                 B. revenue                   C. deposit                    D. ransom
10. He‟s .............................. work and cannot possibly see younow.
A. up to his ears in      B. very interested in
C. not involved with   D. concerned with

11. He suddenly saw Sue ..................... the room. He pushed his way ..................... the crowd of people to get to her.
A. across/through        B. over/through           C. over/along              D. across/across
12. She tried to .......................
A. talk out of me the plan                   B. talk me the plan out of
C. talk me out of the plan                   D. talk out me of the plan.
13. My cousin obviously didn‟t ………… much of an impression on you if you can‟t remember
meeting her.
A. create                      B. do                           C. make                                   D. build
14. She was kept awake for most of the night by the………… of a mosquito in her car.
A. whine                     B. moan                       C. groan                                  D. screech
15. Her business must be going rather well, ……….by the car she drives.
A. deducing                B. deciding                  C. inferring                             D. judging
16. He looks very aggressive and threatening, and so his soft, gentle voice is rather………….
A. disembodied           B. disconcerting          C. dismissive                           D. discordant
17. If I were you, I would regard their offer with considerable…………., because it seems too good to be true.
A. suspicion                B. doubt                      C. reservation                          D. disbelief
18. My sister‟s confidence in her ability to play the piano was badly……….. by her last music teacher.
A. subsided                 B. weakened               C. undermined                        D. loosened
19. Your grandfather is rather tired so do not………….your visit. Let him have a rest.
A. prolong                   B. lengthen                  C. delay                                   D. shorten
20. Their eventual choice of the house was……….by the time Peter would take to get to the office.
A. related                    B. consequent             C. determined                         D. dependent