Use of English 65

A large new house was built where our old house ________ stand.

1. should have
2. used to
3. was used to
4. would

The doctor said I should ________ a full recovery within a few days.

1. do
2. make
3. reach
4. take

I felt really sorry for my sister when she told me who her new teacher was. I knew what he was like and what he was capable ________.

1. ---
2. at
3. of
4. to

I didn't believe he was a cop until I ________ his badge.

1. didn't see
2. hadn't seen
3. saw
4. would see

How can they ________ with stealing money from people? Is there no justice at all?

1. get along
2. get away
3. go down
4. keep up

It took us one and a half ________ to get home because of heavy traffic.

1. an hour
2. hour
3. hours
4. of hour

I hated many things about my ex-husband. He ________ me up early in the morning asking me where his keys or socks were. It was such a nuisance.

1. did always wake
2. has always been waking
3. has always woken
4. was always waking

Mulder's sister had been abducted by aliens from ________ space.

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

I haven't talked to Ben ________ months!

1. during
2. in
3. since
4. through

I understand the theory, I just don't know how to solve this ________ problem.

1. concrete
2. particular
3. punctual
4. specifical