Many people ______ the room are waiting for their turn to be called.

• A. on

• B. at

• C. in

• D. of

Gerald is good both in painting and sketching. These skills _____ benefited him and his family especially every time he wins in competitions.

• A. has

• B. have

• C. is

• D. are

He can paint people and landscapes. In fact in one of the contests he joined, he garnered the _______ score among all the contestants and won first place.

• A. higher

• B. high

• C. highly

• D. highest

He believes, however, that honing his talent is ______ than just winning in competitions.

• A. important

• B. more than important

• C. more important

• D. most important

He painted _______, ______, ______ art works for his mother.

• A. two, colorful, lovely

• B. colorful, lovely, two

• C. lovely, two, colorful

• D. two, lovely, colorful

He makes use of his talent to bless other people's lives and make them happy ______ glorifying himself.

• A. instead of

• B. since

• C. aside from

• D. however

Our acoustic band is very popular. In fact, everybody in school _____ us.

• A. knows

• B. knowing

• C. know

• D. knew

Our band is the ______ among all other bands in this part of the city.

• A. famous

• B. more famous

• C. famously

• D. most famous

During school programs, our band performs the _____ number of presentations.

• A. more

• B. most

• C. less

• D. least

Our band prefers to play songs and music that appeal to the ______, _____, _______ people.

• A. young, energetic, modern

• B. energetic, young, modern

• C. modern, young, energetic

• D. modern, energetic, young