Use of English 68

My grandmother never believed that smoking could kill you until she finally ________ lung cancer at the age of 82.

1. achieved
2. caught
3. contracted
4. developed

He said it would only take ________ but he's not back yet.

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

She's in the last year of college but she has no idea what she wants to do after ________.

1. degree
2. graduation
3. maturity
4. promotion

Although Ed's parents were Catholic, they didn't object ________ his marriage with a girl from a Protestant family.

1. about
2. against
3. on
4. to

Stop talking about all the work you have to do and ________ with it.

1. get down
2. get on
3. keep up
4. make up

I ought not ________ my mother about the accident. She would be very mad.

1. have told
2. tell
3. to tell
4. told

I have to send them my application ________ next Friday.

1. by
2. on
3. since
4. until

________ is India's national animal.

1. A tiger
2. An tiger
3. The tiger
4. Tiger

I'm sorry, I ________. Can you say that again, please?

1. didn't listen
2. hadn't listened
3. haven't been listening
4. wasn't listening

I don't know the exact date when we ________ the new product.

1. have launched
2. launch
3. will launch
4. will launching