C2 : Grammar Quiz 6

I don't think Mary likes our company because she ..................... time with us.

• avoid spending
• avoids spending
• avoided to spend
• avoids to spend

The institute hired six new computer programmers, ................ just finished college.

• most of them had
• of which most had
• most have
• most of whom had

"What did he say to us?"

"That we ................ attend without an invitation."

• oughtn't

• needn't to

• haven't to

• are not to

When I got home last night, it was so late that my parents were fast ................ .

• slept
• asleep
• sleepy
• sleeping

"Will you and Samantha make up?"

"I'll never forgive ................ so many lies."

• her to tell me

• to be told

• for telling

• her for telling me

Father works so hard nowadays that he has ................ free time.

• a much less
• very little
• too small
• few enough

It's only fair that he shoud be told ................ he hasn't been proposed for the post.

• the reason why
• for that reason
• the reason for
• which reason

"Did you take your suit to the cleaners'?"

"No, it didn't need ................ ."

• to have it cleaned

• cleaning

• being cleaned

• to clean

"Mr. Smith must be the most popular teacher."

"That's true. ................ sign up for his lessons."

• Many a good student

• The good many students

• A good many students

• Many a good students

"Samantha shouldn't have done that."

"She really hurt Mike's pride ................ at his new shirt."

• by laugh

• to laugh

• by laughing

• with laughing