Verb After Verb Test 4

Choose the alternative that best completes each sentence.

1) The man in the corner of the library is reading a magazine article ______________ furniture.

2) I don’t believe that I can afford ____________ you any more money.

3) The director encouraged _______________ better articles.

4) Elizabeth is always the first ______________ her composition.

5) We kept ______________ until the sun set.

6) Janet! Do you happen ______________ Tony’s phone number?

7) The guide encouraged the tourists _________ the museum.

8) It’s possible ______________ by train across Turkey.

9) Now that we’ve finished painting the house, there’s nothing left ______________.

10) I’d like ______________ me a newspaper from the store nearby.

11) ______________ bread, you usually need flour, salt and yeast.

12) The superintendent promised to tear down and ______________ the fire-damaged building.

13) A new muffler needs ____________ on your car.

14) The man at the gate recommends ______________ the underground cities before noon.

15) When I hear certain kinds of music, I can’t help ______________ my foot.

16) John was assumed ______________ a Welshman because of his surname.

17) During the Middle Ages, a whole science called alchemy grew up around efforts ______________ by artificial means.

18) The students in his classes consider ______________ an excellent teacher.

19) One of the nicest things about living in the mountains at this time of the year is watching the sheep ______________ to their winter pastures in the valley below.

20) They didn’t mind ______________ another month in order to buy a better car.