－Is your headache getting ________?

－No, it's worse．

A．better

B．bad

C．less

D．well

The CEO was sure to say that nothing was going on with his company, ________ some of its staff had been reported to have done wrong．

A．because

B．if

C．even though

D．as long as

He was ________ surprised．He was astonished．

A．more than

B．no more than

C．not more than

D．less than

－Mum, it ________ fairly warm in Beijing now．

－It ________ be cold sometimes in May．

A．should be; will

B．is; shall

C．ought to be; can

D．could be; ought to

Do you mind if I keep pets in this building?

A．I'd rather you didn't, actually．

B．Of course not, it's not allowed here．

C．Great!I love pets．

D．No, you can't．

－Did you go to Tom's wedding?

－No, ________ invited, I wouldn't have gone to, because I was too busy then．

A．if

B．unless

C．even though

D．when

We should make sure that our children ________ school at a proper age．

A．attend

B．attend to

C．attend in

D．attend at

I wanted to ________ a position in this company, but I was turned down owing to my diploma．

A．apply

B．apply for

C．bid

D．bid for

－He ought to have been warned of the danger．

－________, but he wouldn't listen to me．

A．Yes, he ought to

B．So he was

C．So was he

D．So it was with him

The boy is strong enough to lift two chairs ________．

A．at one time

B．at a time

C．at times

D．at the same time