Part I Multiple Choice (10 points, 1 point for each)

Directions: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

1. She           his number in the phone book to make sure that she had got it right.

  A. looked up    B. looked at    C. picked out    D. picked up

2. Do you usually go to see the doctor          or with your mother?

  A. by himself    B. alone       C. lonely       D. yourself

3. You didn’t need           him that secret, for he would have learned about it soon anyway.

  A. telling     B. that you would tell     C. to tell      D. should tell

4. Mr. Brown caught several fish and then         , which he thought is a good way to spend time.

   A. set them free    B. set it free         C. put them away      D. set it away

5. We couldn’t help          when we heard the hero’s story.

   A. moving        B. being moved       C. to be moved       D. to move

6. --- Can I join your club, Dad?

  --- You can when you         a bit older.

   A. are getting       B. will have got       C. get           D. will get

7. I have never heard of anything more          than this.

   A. excited         B. to be excited        C. excitedly       D. exciting

8. They were all tired, but         of them would stop to take a rest.

   A. none            B. some             C. any           D. neither

9. --- What did you think of her speech?

  --- She         for an hour but didn’t          much.

   A. spoke; speak      B. said; say         C. said; speak      D. spoke; say

10. Mother was worried because little Alice was ill, especially         father was away in France.

   A. if              B. as            C. during           D. that