MC - 1a

1. I haven't decided yet whether to buy a second-hand car or a new one. I _____ it.

• am thinking about
• think about it
• am thinking of
• think of it

2. There was no one in the control room at all, _____ made me suspicious.

• which
• that
• the which
• the what

3. What a coincidence this is! It's so strange that you _____ be staying in the same hotel at us.

• should
• must
• ought
• can

4. This sweater is made of _____ wool.

• pure
• a pure
• some pure
• a piece of pure

5. For years, the government has been _____ corruption within its own party. It's time that that changed.

• turning a blind eye to
• making a fat view of
• taking a blind look a
• taking a fat look at

6. After _____, one naturally wants to put one's feet up and relax.

• a hard day's work
• the hard work of a day
• a hard-working day
• a day's hard working

7. House prices _____ dramatically in recent years.

• have risen
• rose
• were rising
• are rising

8. The captain's magnificent performance _____ an example to the rest of the team.

• set
• gave
• made
• laid

9. Not only _____ the accident, he later denied that he had been driving the car.

• did he fail to report
• he failed in reporting
• was he failing in reporting
• he was failing to report

10. We need someone who is a good engineer as well as an efficent manager. In my opinion, this candidate is _____.

• neither
• none
• not one or other
• neither one nor other