Someone called me up in the middle of the night, but they hung up ________ I could answer the phone.

A. as       B. since

C. until   D. before

 “May I go and play with Dick this afternoon, Mum?” “No, you can’t go out _______ your work is being done.”

A. before B. until

C. as       D. the moment

“He will take you as well.” “But I’d rather he ______.”

    A. won’t             B. didn’t

C. doesn’t           D. wouldn’t

She looks very _____ but I can’t remember her name.

A. similar       B. familiar

C. friendly      D. strange

Why did you just sit and watch？ You _______ me.

    A. could help            B. should help

C. could have helped     D. must have helped

I heard they went skiing in the mountains last winter.” “It ____ true because there was little snow there.”

    A. may not be        B. won’t be

    C. couldn’t be      D. mustn’t be

 It is the ability to do the job ______ matters not where you come from or what you are.

    A. one        B. that       C. what        D. it

_______ she couldn’t understand was ______ fewer and fewer students showed interest in her lessons.

    A. What; why         B. That; what

C. What; because     D. Why; that

In order to learn the _______ of the family business, Bill took a job as messenger boy in one of the offices.

A. ins and outs       B. dos and don’ts

C. heads and tails   D. t’s and i’s

Shortly after the accident, _____ police were sent to the spot to keep order.

A. dozens of   B. dozens       C. dozen of     D. dozen