It had been a 1)_______ day and I was looking forward to 2)_______ a quiet evening. My husband would not be back until late and I had decided 3)_______ down in a comfortable chair in the living
room and read a book. I put the children to bed early and prepared a cold supper and some coffee. I 4)_______ with a tray full of food before me and a book at my side and I was just beginning to
read when the telephone 5)_______. I dropped my knife and fork and hurried to answer it. I came back to the living room but my coffee was 6)_______ to drink. I finished my supper. Suddenly there
was a loud knock at the door. I was so 7)_______ that I split the coffee on my skirt. Some stranger had lost his way and wanted 8)_______ . It took me a long time to get rid of him. At length, I
managed 9)_______ down again and actually read a whole page without further interruption- until the baby woke up. He began crying loudly. I stopped 10)______ and went upstairs. The baby was
still awake at 11 o’clock when my husband came home. I could have screamed when he asked me 11)_______ a pleasant evening.
1-) a) tried b) tire c) tiring d) tired
2-) a) spending b) spent c) to spend d) spend
3-) a) settled b) settle c) to settle d) settling
4-) a)sat b)was sitting c) have sat d) had sat
5-) a) rang b) has rung c) rings d) was ringing
6-) a) enough cold b) cold enough c) very cold d) too cold
7-) a)surprise b) surprised c) surprising d) surprisingly
8-) a) me to direct him b) to direct him c) to direct d) me direct him
9-) a) sit b) to sit c) sitting d) sat
10) a) louder b) loud c) loudly d) the most loudly
11-) a) if I did spend b) if I had spent c) if I spend d) if I have spent
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