He_________ to paint the whole house but finished only the front . 

  A. set about      B. set off      C. set out     D. set in

 Johnson ____ for 5 years for political reasons when he was young.

  A. was put in prison  B. was in the prison  C. got out of prison  D. was in prison

____ the answer, Tom, who asked the questions, still stood with his hand ___.

  A. Giving; raised    B. Given; raised  C. Given; risen     D. Giving; rising

 ____ time and labour, you should join hands ____ him in the business.

  A. To save; with   B. Saved; with    C. Saving; with      D. Having saved; by

He insisted on going abroad to have further study ____ his parents objection.

  A. by means of     B. in favour of  C. regardless of     D. on purpose of

____ you be interested, I’ll tell you the whole story.

  A. Would       B. Might       C. Should       D. Could

The famous actor keeps fit by ____ for half an hour every morning.

  A. acting out       B. bringing out   

 C. giving out       D. working out

 Some young people ____ a good salary in a job at home instead of working hard day and night abroad, but they chose to go abroad.

   A. must make         B. could have made  

C. should have made    D. would make

. --- Thanks for your help, but can you do me one more favour, please?

 --- ____, sir. What’s it then?

   A. Just a minute       B. It’s very nice of you

   C. That’s all right      D. At your service

 Though they are of ____ age, they are quite opposite in    character.

   A. an; a        B. an; /           C. the; a        D. the; /