One of the few things you ___ say about English people with certainty is that they talk a lot about the weather.

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

 –What do you think of teaching, Bob?

–I find it fun and challenging. It is a job ___ you are doing something serious but interesting.

A. where         B. Which    C. When     D. that

 The way the guests ___ in the hotel influenced their evaluation of the service.

A. treated

B. were treated

C. would treat

D. would be treated

 All of them try to use the power of the workstation ___ information in a more effective way.

A. presenting

B. presented

C. being presented

D. to present

 The wine industry in the area has developed in a special way, ____ little foreign ownership.  

A. by     B. of     C. with       D. from  

 When I talked with my grandma on the phone, she sounded weak, but by the time we ___ up, her voice had been full of life.  

A. were hanging  

B. had hung  

C. hung  

D. would hang  

 At first he hated the new job but decided to give himself a few months to see ___ it got any better.  

A. when  

B. how  

C. why  

D. if  

 John was given the same suitcase his father and grandfather ___ with them to school.  

A. took  

B. had taken  

C. were taking  

D. would take  

 The biggest whale is ___ blue whale, which grows to be about 29 meters long—the height of ___ 9-story building.  

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

 ____ twice, the postman refused to deliver our letters unless we changed our dog.  

A. Being bitten     B. Bitten  

C. Having bitten    D. To be bitten