You’ll be given ten seconds to do the quiz.

1. A sparrow is very ______ in its movement.

a. alert    b. restless

c. numb     d. mischievous

2. I was ________ by a flat tire on my way home.

a. contained    b. detained

c. maintained    d. attained

3. Any one who wants to set up a company, he or she must ______ with the regulations laid down by the government.

a. adhere     b. accord

c. comply      d. confirm

4. Please ______ from smoking until the aeroplane is airborne.

a. refrain    b. prevent

c. resist      d. restrain

5. The U.S. Congress is the __ of the British Parliament.

a. copy     b. contrary

c. counterpart     d. simulation

6. He is quite worn out from years of hard work. He is not the man ______ he was twenty years ago.

a. which     b. that

c. who     d. whom

7. His response was __ that we all burst into laughing.

a. so     b. what

c. such      d. that

8. Advertising is distinguished from other forms of communication in __ the advertiser pays for the message to be delivered.

a. that     b. which

c. what      d. spite of the fact that

9. The indoor swimming pool seems to be a great deal more luxurious than ___.

A. is necessary      B. being necessary

C. to be necessary     D. it is necessary

10. ___, he can now only watch it on TV at home.

a. Obtaining not a ticket for the match

b. Not obtaining a ticket for the match

c. Not having obtained a ticket for the match

d. Not obtained a ticket for the match

Fill out the blanks with the proper form of the given words.

●He approached various authorities, ________ and angry at his loss. (bewilder)

●You may lose your ________ for old age pension. (eligible)

●There are a wide _________of gifts to choose from. (assort)

●From the way they talked I _________ them to be married. (presumption)

●She put a hand to her mouth to stifle her ___________(merry)