1. He was in a hurry and left things in a real______. (A) mixture (B) confusion (C) mess (D) mass
2. She got a______job while she was waiting to go to the university. (A) steady (B) attractive (C) temporary (D) permanent
3. Science is still______of the causes of many kinds of cancer. (A) ignorant (B) unconscious (C) conscious (D) informed
4. He was not as active as I had______him to be. (A) inspected (B) recognized (C) objected (D) expected
5. All the firemen in the city were______to fight against the big fire. (A) called in (B) called off (C) called up (D) called on
6. Maggie ran back to the kitchen, eggs______carefully in her hands. (A) to be held (B) held (C) were held (D) holding
7. Even if it______this afternoon, I will go there. (A) has rained (B) will rain (C) rains (D) will have rained
8. What matters______not winning but participating. (A) are (B) to be (C) was (D) is
9. I don't know his address, ______. (A) otherwise I will write to him (B) otherwise I would write to him (C) otherwise I had written to him (D) otherwise I would have written to him
10. At the foot of the mountain______. (A) stood a village (B) a village was (C) did a village stand (D) stand a village