Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 15. My children interested in kangaroos lately. A. become B. have become C. will become D. were becoming Question 16. The girl asked me how long there. A. I have been waiting C. I had been waiting C. have you been waiting D. had you been waiting Question 17: He cleaned his shoes ______they shone. A. while B. when C. after D. until Question 18. He said that he _____ his homework since 7 o’clock. A. had done B. has done C. was doing D. did Question 19. I don’t believe a word he said. I think he just that story. A. made up B. went away C. turned up D. got over Question 20. Tommy always listens to the lectures despite how boring they are. A. attend B. attention C. attentive D. attentively Question 21. The shoes didn't go with the dress, so she _________ and put on another pair. A. take them off         B. take off them         C. put it off                   D. put off it Question 22. The crowd are becoming _________excited. A. less and least         B. less and most       C. more and most           D. more and more Question 23. When you have a small child in the house, you ............. leave small objects lying around. Such objects ................... be swallowed, causing serious injury or even death. A. should/ must       B. needn't/ may       C. should not/ might     D. mustn't/ can't Question 24. Some species of rare animals are in _____ of extinction. A. danger B. dangerous C. dangerously D. endanger Question 25. She has been promoted three times _____ she started working here. A. when B. for C. as D. since Question 26. Candidates are advised to dress formally to make a good _____ on job interviewers. A. impress B. impressively C. impression D. impressive Question 27. The patients _____ with the new drug showed better signs of recovery than those receiving conventional medicine. A. treated B. having treated C. treating D. who treated Question 28. A survey was ____ to study the effects of smoking on young adults. A. commented B. filled C. conducted D. carried Question 29. Paul has just sold his ____ car and intends to buy a new one. A.black old Japanese B. Japanese old black C. old black Japanese D. old Japanese black