He has got lung cancer _______ smoking twenty cigarettes a day.

A. so            B. as a result     C. as a result of   D. so that

 It is said that his father died ______ overwork.

A. of            B. from         C. for          D. out

Tom keep quiet about the accident _________ lose his job.

A. so not as to     B. so as not to    C. so as to not   D. not so as to

Nobody knows whom this new book ___________.

A. is belonged to              B. was belonged to

C. belongs to                   D. is belonged

 It is ________ that I’d like to go for a picnic.

A. very lovely a day             B. too lovely a day

C. such lovely a day            D. so lovely a day

Britain is _______ France by the English Channel, and the whole Britain is ________ three parts.

A. divided into; separated from    B. separated from; divided into

C. divided into; divided into        D. separated from; separated from

----What a beautiful picture!

----It’s years ______ I painted a picture as beautiful as this one.

A. that        B. since           C. when       D. before

He always ________ riding a bicycle to taking a crowded bus.  

A. loves       B. enjoys          C. prefers      D. likes

Mary wanted to travel around the world all by herself, but her parents did not _______ her to do so.  

A. forbid       B. allow           C. follow      D. ask

As you can see, the number of cars on roads _______ rising these days.  

A. keeping       B. keep           C. keeps       D. were keeping