—Mrs. Brown, I wonder if I could take the weekend off?

— ______? It’s slightly difficult with so many people away on holiday, you know.

A. Why are you doing so

B. Do you really have to

C. Where are you going

D. Do you feel it good

. The law requires governments to increase investment in public transport, ___services and encourage people to use public transport.

A. improved       B. to improve        C.  improving       D. have improved

I would have come to see you earlier, but I ________ too busy.

A. had been     B. were       C. was       D. would be

The sunlight came in____________ the windows in the roof and lit up the whole room.

A. through        B. across        C. by hour         D. each hour

As a result of the serious flood, two-thirds of the buildings in the area __________.

A. need repairing   B. needs to repair

C. needs repairing  D. need to repair

There are hundreds of visitors __________ in front of the Art Gallery to have a look at Van Gogh’s paintings.

A. waited       B. to wait

C. waiting      D. wait

— I was wondering if we could go skiing on the weekend.

— __________ good.

A. Sound B. Sounded

C. Sounding   D. Sounds

He has made a lot of films, but __________ good ones.

A. any     B. some

C. few    D. many

The book was written in 1946, __________ the education system has witnessed great charges.

A. when  B. during which

C. since then   D. since when

—How is your father?

—He’s fine. He’s______ to play tennis every Sunday.

A. enough active still     B. enough still active

C. still active enough     D. still enough active