III. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence. (1,5 pts) 1. The news _________bad. She fainted after hearing that bad news. A. was                    B. were                  C. is                       D. are 2. He ate some dirty vegetables last night, so he had a ________.           A. headache            B. stomachache      C. toothache                     D. bad cold 3. Would you like to have _________water?           A. some                  B. any                    C. a few                 D. many 4. _________interesting stories are! They are worth reading.           A. What                 B. Why                  C. How                  D. Which 5. I need some butter. I’m going to the ________.           A. stationer’s          B. butcher’s            C. baker’s               D. grocer’s 6. I promise I _________ and visit you.           A. am coming         B. will come                     C. have come          D. am going to come 7. She is never late for school and _________is her sister.           A. either                 B. so                      C. neither               D. too 8. The doctor says you should spend ________time playing video games.           A. lots of                B. all your              C. most of your       D. a little 9. Nga decided ________how to use a sewing machine.           A. to learn              B. learn                  C. learning              D. learnt 10. You’ve made a lot of mistakes in your work. You should never do it _________.           A. hurry                  B. hurried               C. in a hurry           D. such hurry 11. Our school year usually starts in late August. It _________ for almost 9 months.           A. wastes               B. lasts                   C. lengthens           D. takes 12. Neighbors don’t spend _________ time together as they used to do in the past.           A. more                  B. less                    C. most                  D. as much  13. It’s a very busy airport. There are planes _________ and landing every 5 minutes.           A. going up            B. taking off                     C. getting up                     D. driving off 14. "Would you like to go to the movie downtown?"- "Thanks, but I _______ that film already."           A. had seen            B. was seeing                   C. have seen           D. would see 15. “What about going to the movies?” – “_________”           A. That’s a good idea.                           B. thanks           C. Yes, I’d love to.                               D. We are going to the movie