I’ve got two tickets for tonight’s concert．I ________ my little sister．

take

have taken

am taking

took

He doesn’t know the city very well, because this is the first time he ________ here．

came

has been

come

am coming

This machine ________．It hasn’t worked for years．

didn’t work

wasn’t working

doesn’t work

isn’t working

I would rather ________ a little earlier to avoid ________ in the rush hour traffic．

to start; catching

start; being caught

start; to be caught

starting; being caught

He speaks English well indeed, but of course not ________ a native speaker．

as fluent as

more fluent than

so fluently as

much fluently than

It was ________ that he had to ask for help．

so big work

so big a work

such a big work

such a big job

Pierre Curie stopped his research and ________ Marie in the search of an unknown material．

attended

joined

took part in

joined in

The ________ expression on her face suggested she was ________ when she heard the news．

amazed; amazed

amazed; amazing

amazing; amazed

amazing; amazing

I hope we can do business together, and I’m looking forward with great interest ________ your call．

to receiving

for receiving

to receive

in receiving

There’s only ten minutes to go．We can’t wait any more－________, we should start at once．

what’s more

in a word

in other words

in the end