I. Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences. (2.5pts) 1. Only after the atomic bomb ________ and development in the air travel _______, ______ science fiction really become popular. A. had created/ had taken off/ was B. had been created/ had been taken off/ has C. had been created/ had taken off/ did D. had been created/ / had taken off/ had 2. We've bought some ________ chairs for the garden so that they are easy to store away. A. adapting B. adjusting C. bending D. folding 3. I don't think she can get her message _______ to the students. She seems too nervous. A. across B. around C. out D. over 4. _______, it is obvious that the whole thing was a waste of time and effort. A. None of us wanted to go in the first place B. Staff meetings are often boring and have no apparent point to them C. Since the results were far more satisfactory than anyone had expected D. Seeing that we couldn't solve anything in the end 5. There are ______ words in English having more than one meaning. Pay close attention to this fact. A. a large many B. quite many C. a great many D. quite a lot 6. This car has many features including _________. A. stereo, safety devices, air condition, and it saves gas B. good music, safety devices, air conditioning, and gas C. stereo, safety devices, air conditioned, and good gas D. stereo, safety devices, air conditioning, and low gas mileage 7. Round and round ___________. A. the wheels of the engine went B. did the wheels of the engine go C. went the wheels of the engine D. going the wheels of the engine 8. The replacement of shops such as the groceries and chemists' by the café _______ the housewives with insufficient facilities for shopping. A. leave B. have left C. has left D. to have left 9. Your argument _______ that Britain is still a great power, but this is no longer the case. A. outlines B. presupposes C. concerns D. presents 10. They are happily married although, of course, they argue _______. A. most times B. from day to day C. every now and then D. on the occasion 11. He promised to mend the broken wheel soon without ___________ . A. fail B. failure C. trouble D. mistake