Without professional training, you may _______ lots of bad habits when learning to play the piano.

A. give up B. catch up

C. keep up D. pick up

The degree _______ the company is able to cope with the uncertainty of the future is worth studying.

A. of how B. to that

C. to which D. on which

______ we admit that there are some problems with the new system, we believe they can be solved.

A. Until B. While

C. As D. Unless

---Did you enjoy your holiday in Hawaii? --- Yes, but I would rather you ______ there too.

A. went B. had gone

C. should go D. would have gone

______ he misunderstood my position on the question is obvious from his remarks.

A. What B. How

C. That D. Which

____ the government’s record on unemployment, their chances of winning the election look poor.

A. Given B. To give

C. Giving D. Having given

______that Marie was able to set up new branches elsewhere.

A. So successful her business was

B. So successful was her business

C. So her business was successful

D. So was her successful business

It was with great joy _____ the father received the news that his long-lost son had been found.

A. because B. while

C. since D. that

I got the story from Tom and _____ people who had worked with him.

A. every other B. many others

C. some other D. other than

The girl is a student at Oxford University, _____ for a degree in English literature.

A. studied B. studying

C. to have studied D. to be studying