If you put on more coal,the fire will ________.
| A.burn down | B.burn up | 
| C.burn out | D.burn to the ground | 
It is hard to imaginemore embarrassing occasion when you fail to understandsingle word said by someone.
| A.the; a | B.a; a | C.the; / | D.a; / | 
— What’s the noise? It sounds as if it comes from upstairs.
  — ____ . It must be the window-cleaner working, next door.
| A.I’m not sure | B.I hope not | C.I’d rather not | D.I don’t think so | 
Ten years ago the population of our village was that of theirs.
| A.as twice large as | B.twice as large as | 
| C.twice as much as | D.as twice much as | 
In our class, there are 46 students, half _____ wear glasses.
| A.in whom | B.in them | C.of whom | D.of them | 
I have to go to work by taxi because my car_____at the garage.
| A.will be repaired | B.is repaired | 
| C.is being repaired | D.has been repaired |