1. Would you mind ____ quiet for a moment? I'm trying ____ of form.
A) keeping, to fill out
B) keeping, filling out
C) keep, to fill out
D) to keep, to fill out
2. Mercury is different from other industrial metals ____ it is a liquid.
A) because of
B) whereas
C) in that
D) though
3. He made a hypothesis ____ the great storms on the sun create large amounts of electric energy.
A) why B) which C) when D) that
4. He had the ____ over other boys of having had very good preschool education.
A) alternative B) advantage C) ability D) challenge
5. ____ went to the birthday party last night.
A) Many friends of John
B) Many John’s friends
C) Many of John friends
D) Many friends of John's
6. —"Are you tired?"
—"No, not ____."
A) in the least
B) at the least
C) so to speak
D) at least
7. The notice says that no books in the reading room are allowed ____ out of it.
A) to take B) take C) taking D) to be taken
8. ____ in the front row and ____ a pair of binoculars I saw everything clearly and beautifully.
A) Seated,using
B) Seating,using
C) Seated,used
D) Seating,used
9. ____ they want to the bar to enjoy a drink.
A) No sooner had they got to know the news when
B) Hardly they had got to know the news than
C) No sooner had they got to know the news than
D) Scarcely had they got to know the news than
10. At the beginning of a year, everybody ____ many plans for the comingdays.
A) come up with
B) come up to
C) come through
D) come round