ENG MC 20PTS

Multiple choice
1. A cook will be immediately fired if he is found ___ smoking ___ in the kitchen.
A. smoke B. smoking C. to smoke D. smoked2. By the time ____ / ____ he was sixteen years old, he was able to teach himself advanced mathematics.
A. when B. at which C. that D. /3. His strength had almost ____ given in ____ when they found him in the desert.
A. given out B. given in C. given up D. given off4. The sign reads “In case of ___ /__ fire, break the glass and push ____ the __ red button.”
A. /, a B. /, the C. the, the D. a, the5. At this time tomorrow ___ we’ll be flying __ over the Atlantic.
A. we’re going to fly B. we’ll be flying C. we’ll fly D. we’re to fly6. Just after finishing writing the composition, __ Nancy heard the doorbell ring __.
A. the doorbell rang loudly B. the doorbell was rung C. someone knocked at the door D. Nancy heard the doorbell ring7. The antonym of the word ‘extraordinary’ is ___common ___. A. special B. great C. common D. remarkable8. The noun of the word ‘criticize’ is __criticism __. A. criticism B. criticion C. criticiment D. criticiry

1. B
2. D
3. A
4. B
5. B
6. C
7. C
8. A