He had to _______ paying the bills because of a lack of money.

A. put down            B. put off            C. put out            D. put aside

 When she saw her son liked reading, she did all she could ______ him.

  A. help                    B. to help             C. helping            D. to helping

Even if they are on sale, these computers are equal in price to, if not more expensive than,________ at the other store.

A. the others 　　　　 B. others 　　　　　 C. the ones 　　　　 D. ones

 The manager demanded that the workers _______ extra hours to complete the task ahead of

time.

  A. work                  B. were working  C. worked            D. would work

 Now that she is out of job, Lucy ______ going back to school, but she hasn’t decided yet.

  A. had considered                                 B. has been considering

  C. considered                                       D. is going to consider

 If you had got up early, you_____ the early bus.

  A. have caught                                     B. will have caught

C. would have caught                           D. had caught

 It is helpful to put children in a situation _____ they can see themselves differently.

  A. that                     B. when               C. which              D. where

 --- Learning a language is not easy. It takes time.

   --- I can’t agree more. __________. There is no short cut.

A.       Make hay while the sun shines           B. All roads lead to Rome

C.       Rome wasn’t built in a day              D. Practice makes perfect

 John as well as the other children who ______ no parents ______ good care of in the village.

A. has; is being taken                     B. has; are being taken

C. have; is being taken                          D. have; are being taken

 The World Wide Web is sometimes jokingly called the World Wide Wait because it ______

be very slow.

  A. should                B. must               C. would              D. can