John prefers_______ alone rather than_______ with his co-workers in his spare time.
A. to stay; gossip B. staying; gossip
C. to stay; gossiping D. to stay; to gossip
It’s no use ______ a lot without doing anything.
A. to talk B. talking
C. to talk about D. A and C
Mum ______ to us, “Be quiet! Your little sister’s sleeping.”
A. whispered B. shouted
C. explained D. replied
Although the used car seems in good ______, it cannot run fast.
A. state B. situation
C. condition D. occasion
With the help of the foreign experts, they produced ___ washing machines in 2003 as the year before.
A. as twice many B. as twice as many
C. as many as twice D. twice as many
The question is not ____.
A. worth to consider B. worth to be considered
C. worth considering D. worth being considered
