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Choose one word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D that best complete the preceding sentence.

 

There is only one student in the classroom______________ his lesson.

 

A.                          B.                              C.             D.

• A. prepared

• B. to prepare 

• C. preparation

• D. preparing

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Henry should have asked for help instead___________ to do it himself

• A. of trying

• B. to try

• C. trying

• D. from trying

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She hated____________ football matches on T.V and that’s why she scolded her husband.

• A. watch

• B. watching

• C. watched

• D. to watch

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Who is the woman talking to Mai? I don’t recall___________ her around the office before.

• A. to have seen

• B. seeing

• C. to see

• D. being see

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Mr. Larry was upset by___________ him the truth.

• A. our not having told

• B. us not tell

• C. we didn’t tell

• D. not to tell

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Do you have an excuse____________ late to class two days in a row?

• A. for to be

• B. for being

• C. to be

• D. being

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We considered______________ after work

• A. to go shop

• B. going shopping

• C. going to shop

• D. go to shop

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She is busy ___________ for his exams

• A. to study

• B. studied

• C. studying

• D. studies

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___________ is the activity of swimming underwater using special breathing equipment.

• A.Synchronized swimming

• B. Rowing

• C. Water polo

• D. Scuba-diving

Choose one word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D that best complete the preceding sentence.

 

___________ is the activity of swimming underwater using special breathing equipment.

• A.Synchronized swimming

• B. Rowing

• C. Water polo

• D. Scuba-diving