15. Her favourite recreation, ________ the piano at night, disturbed the neighbours terribly.

  A) playing        B) to play          C) played         D) being played

12. “Bill, keep the things _______________ here secret, will you?” said the manager before the meeting.

A) discussed  B) being discussed  C) to be discussed  D) having been discussed

8. When Father finished the phone call, he was extraordinarily happy/=delighted /=joyful for ________ a new job and set out ________ it.

  A) being given/doing                B) given/doing

  C) having given/to do                D) having been given/to do

6. I’d rather you ________ me a new radio instead of having it repaired as you did.

  A) will give      B) give             C) gave          D) had gave

16. English has an extremely rich vocabulary because it ________ many words from various sources.

  A) borrows        B) borrowed           C) has borrowed       D) had borrowed

  E) is borrowed    F) was borrowed        G) has been borrowed   H) had been borrowed

4. – You were out when I dropped in at your house.

  – Oh, I ________ for a friend from England at the airport.

  A) was waiting     B) have waited     C) is waiting        D) had waited

 Why this otherwise excellent newspaper allows such an article to be printed is ________ me

  A) under           B) outside            C) over              D) beyond

� Many a man ________ swimming in the river, but only ________ can swim across it

  A) go… a few       B) goes… a few    C) go… few       D) goes… Few

 It is reported that ________ adopted children want to know who their natural parents are

  A) the most        B) most of         C) most            D) the most of

 Most animals have little connection with ________ animals of ______ different kind unless they kill them for food

  A) the, a           B) /, a              C) the, the        D) a, the