Use of English 34

We're ________ there. Just a few more minutes!

1. closely
2. mostly
3. near
4. nearly

Thanks for the ticket. Shall I pay ________ you?

1. for the money to
2. the money
3. the money for
4. the money to

The reason ________ I said that was to explain what I had meant.

1. for
2. how
3. to
4. why

You needn't hurry. There's ________ of time.

1. great deal
2. lot
3. much
4. plenty

You'll have to do ________ drinking alcohol for a few days because of this medicine.

1. away with
2. out of
3. up
4. without

The singer is ________ especially with older people.

1. enjoyed
2. famous
3. favourite
4. popular

He ________ in love with her the moment he saw her.

1. fell
2. got
3. turned
4. went

________ child in the neighbourhood knows old Jack.

1. All the
2. Each of the
3. Every
4. Everyone

Sales should improve in the ________ half of the year, especially because of Christmas season.

1. former
2. further
3. latter
4. secondary

The speech on space travel was given by ________ writer Arthur C. Clarke.

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