From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.

Do you speak French? Only..........,I'm afraid'.

A. small

B. negiligible

C. a little

D. few

Whatever you buy, always look for the .............bargain.

A. good

B. best

C. better

D. more

We heard grandfather............the organ.

A. plays

B. played

C. play

D. to play

Are you sure this is............shop?

A. John's and Elizabeth

B. John and Elizabeth's

C. John's and Elizabeth's

D. John and Elizabeth

The driver risked....the car ahead of him

A. overtaking

B. to overtake

C. overtake

D. overtaken

You can count on.............boys to finish the work.

A. we

B. us

C. they

D. them

You think l'm being difficult,........?

A. am l

B. isn't it

C. aren't l

D. don't you

It took him ages to get......his father's death.

A. through

B. past

C. over

D. by

I have never read.............book in all my life.

A. the more frightening

B. the frightening

C. a most frightening

D. a more frightening

Mbinki runs...........as fast as I.

A. indeed

B. pretty

C. much

D. just

This is an improvement...........your last report

A. of

B. on

C. over

D. against

He threw the banana skin............the window

A. by over

B. at

C. through

D. by

Each of the footballers.........to receive $100.00

A. are

B. is

C. have

D. were

Our tour of the tower came to an end all.............. soon

A. much

B. rather

C. too

D. more

You........to me when you were away.

A. have not written

B. had not written

C. did not write

D. are not writing

How I wish they............the note before coming

A. receive

B. had received

C. have received

D. received

No matter..............you look at it, her lawyer will lose the case.

A. how

B. when

C. however

D. whichever

By the time school opens, I....... here for eight weeks.

A. will work

B. worked

C. will be working

D. will have worked

Your mobile phone was ..............ten times in the last hour.

A. rang

B. rung

C. been ringing

D. being rung

The manager wanted to study the document..............the background of the latest development

A. against

B. with

C. in

D. over