Use of English 59

Did you ________ to sort out the problem?

1. give up
2. manage
3. put off
4. succeed

“What are you doing?” – “It's ________ your business!”

1. neither
2. no
3. none of
4. nor

The banks ________ at 9 am, Monday to Friday.

1. are being opened
2. have been opened
3. is opened
4. open

The book is a bit long but definitely ________ reading.

1. worth
2. worth for
3. worthy
4. worthy to

The Petersens are a young ________ couple who moved here from Germany.

1. marriage
2. married
3. spouse
4. wedding

History is the ________ interesting subject I can think of.

1. fewer
2. least
3. less
4. little

The company's main ________ is educational software.

1. produce
2. product
3. production
4. productivity

The listening exercise was so difficult that ________ couldn't figure it out.

1. alone the teacher
2. himself the teacher
3. the teacher by himself
4. the teacher himself

In the dining room downstairs, the table was ________ for dinner.

1. lain
2. made
3. put
4. set

________ on a second. I'll be right back!

1. Hold
2. Keep
3. Put
4. Wait