Test 3
1. Mr. Johnson said he could not ________ to retire from work and live only on his pension.
A) risk
B) afford
C) tolerate
D) restrain
2. He stood at the platform and waved his hand ________ the train was out of the sight.
A) unless
B) until
C) since
D) once
3. Our new house is very ________ for me as I can get to the office in five minutes.
A) convenient
B) comfortable
C) adaptable
D) available
4. The doctor is feeling the little girl's pulse. He says it ________ normal.
A) is feeling
B) has felt
C) feels
D) is felt
5. Quite a few books are published, and quite a few magazine articles are written on the subject, all ________ to tell the job seekers what they should do.
A) try
B) trying
C) have tried
D) are trying
6. Barbara ________ in doing it again though she had failed more than a dozen times.
A) insisted
B) consisted
C) assisted
D) persisted
7. I thought I heard a bomb ________ off at midnight.
A) go
B) went
C) gone
D) to go
8. Only by exerting his greatest effort ________ .
A) he lifted up the stone
B) up he lifted the stone
C) he was able to lift up the stone
D) was he able to lift up the stone
1. Mr. Johnson said he could not ________ to retire from work and live only on his pension.
A) risk
B) afford
C) tolerate
D) restrain
2. He stood at the platform and waved his hand ________ the train was out of the sight.
A) unless
B) until
C) since
D) once
3. Our new house is very ________ for me as I can get to the office in five minutes.
A) convenient
B) comfortable
C) adaptable
D) available
4. The doctor is feeling the little girl's pulse. He says it ________ normal.
A) is feeling
B) has felt
C) feels
D) is felt
5. Quite a few books are published, and quite a few magazine articles are written on the subject, all ________ to tell the job seekers what they should do.
A) try
B) trying
C) have tried
D) are trying
6. Barbara ________ in doing it again though she had failed more than a dozen times.
A) insisted
B) consisted
C) assisted
D) persisted
7. I thought I heard a bomb ________ off at midnight.
A) go
B) went
C) gone
D) to go
8. Only by exerting his greatest effort ________ .
A) he lifted up the stone
B) up he lifted the stone
C) he was able to lift up the stone
D) was he able to lift up the stone