Part I. Choose the word, phrase or expression which best completes each sentence. (30 points)
1. She chose cushions of a color which would _______ her carpet.
A. equal B. agree C. help D. match
2. Could you please _______ an appointment for me to see the manager?
A. manage B. pick up C. do D. take up
3. Trains stop here in order to _______ passengers only.
A. get off B. pick up C. pull up D. take up
4. Sarah congratulated _____ passing my driving test.
A. me B. for C. me on D. on me
5. It is imperative that this letter _______ immediately.
A. were sent B. sent C. be sent D .send
6. Our country has large areas of _______ beauty.
A. unharmed B. undamaged C. unhurt D. unspoilt
7. Mr. John is seriously considering _______ for further studies.
A. having had to leave B. leaving
C. to leave D. having left
8. Though you have been advised to talk less, you need not _______ your opinion when asked.
A. be reserve B. reserving C. to reserve D. reserve
9. He has left the book here on _______ so that you can read it.
A. purpose B. intention C. aim D. meaning
10. I saw him _______ dead by the soldier.
A. shooting B. shoot C. to shoot D. shot
11. He said he didn’t derive _______ from working.
A. joys B. some joys C. any joy D. no joy
12. _______ sacrifice was it that people talked about it for years.
A. Much great B. So great a C. As great a D. How great a
13, If you hurry, you will over take him. He has only just left here and _______ far.
A. mustn’t go B. can’t have gone C. couldn’t go D. can’t be going
14. _______ the book, please return it to me.
A. Should you find B. Will you be finding
C. Will you find D. Will you have found
15. “How do you like your beefsteak done?” - “_____.”
A. Very much B. Not any C. Very little D. Rare