1. I shall do the job to the best of my ______.
2. capacity   B. ability   C. knowledge   D. talent
3. The job of student lodgings officer______a great many visits to landladies.
4. concerns   B. offers   C. asks   D. involves
5. It was only..................he told me his surname that I realised that we had been to the same school.
6. then   B. until   C. as soon as         D. when
7. Mind that the baby shouldn't touch the knife; it's as sharp as a................
8. blade B. sword     C. cut     D. razor
9. This is not the right____ to ask for my help; I am far too busy even to listen.
10. moment   B. situation   C. opportunity   D. circumstance
11. It is ________ knowledge in the village that Mr and Mrs Thome quarrel violently several times a week.
12. common   B. complete   C. normal   D. usual
13. In his anxiety to make himself________, he spoke too loudly and too slowly.
14. understand B. understanding C. understood D. to understand  
15. There is a rumour that the National Bank is going to ______ the company I am working for.
16. take on B. take out of C. take off D. take over
17. ______ he failed in the entrance exam caused his family much sadness.
18. Which B. That C. The thing D. What
19. When I finish writing this composition, I’m going to................and go to bed.
20. make time   B. hit the hay   C. hit the big time  D. call it a day
21. Mary usually buys her clothes................ It's cheaper than going to a dressmaker.
22. in public   B. on the shelf C. off the peg D. on the house