Use of English 64

Don't wait for me. I'll ________ with you later.

1. catch up
2. come up
3. get along
4. keep up

Call me before you ________, ok?

1. leave
2. leaving
3. left
4. will leave

I am aware ________ the danger of pickpockets in busy and crowded places.

1. about
2. of
3. to
4. with

We were lying awake, listening to ________ rain falling on the tin roof of the porch.

1. ---
2. a
3. an
4. the

I had to take my friend's shift because he had ________ ill.

1. caught
2. fallen
3. gone
4. started

When we were little, our dad ________ take us swimming when he could.

1. might
2. ought to
3. should
4. would

I've failed another test. ________ now on, I'm going to work harder.

1. After
2. From
3. Off
4. Since

Several ________ people gathered in front of the town hall in protest against the building of a new motorway.

1. hundred
2. hundreds
3. of hundred
4. of hundreds

Global warming is a very ________ issue at the moment.

1. actual
2. latest
3. nowadays
4. topical

I ________ to call him a few times, but he didn't answer the phone.

1. have been trying
2. have tried
3. tried
4. was trying