--- Could I ask you a rather personal question?

--- Sure, ____.

A. pardon me   B. go ahead   C. good idea    D. forget it

If the weather had been better, we could have had a picnic. But it ____ all day.

A. rained   B. rains    C. has rained    D. is raining

The director had her assistant ___ some hot dogs for the meeting.

A. picked up   B. picks up   C. pick up   D. picking up

Stand over there ___ you’ll be able to see the oil painting better.

A. but   B. till   C. and   D. or

If their marketing plans succeed, they ____ their sales by 20 percent.

A. will increase     B. have been increasing   C. have increased    D. would be increasing

Modern equipment and no smoking are two of the things I like ____ working here.

A. with    B. over    C. at    D. about

The road conditions there turned out to be very good, ___ was more than we could expect.

A. it   B. what    C. which    D. that

Liza ___ well not want to go on the trip --- she hates traveling.

A. will    B. can     C. must      D. may

Little Johnny felt the bag, curious to know what it ____.

A. collected    B. contained      C. loaded     D. saved

The house still needed a lot of work, but ___ the kitchen was finished.

A. instead      B. altogether     C. at once     D. at least