Choose the word or phrase which best fits each gap of the sentence. 1. Please invite ... you like to the reception. A. one B. anyone C. ones D. all 2. ... you do, please don't tell Mary that we're lost her book. A. Anything B. What C. Whatever D. It's better 3. What is the reason for this ... state of affairs ? A. regretful B. regrettable C. regret D. unregrettable 4. There is a shortage of ... oil in the houses, schools and offices. A. heated B. heating C. heat D. hot 5. The modern way of life has ... our bodies as well as our spirits. A. softness B. soften C. softness D. softened 6. '' A mile in under four minutes '' was once the world record of a ... runner. A. successful B. unsuccessful C. success D. succeed 7. Who can ... say that it is impossible ? A. dishonest B. honesty C. honest D. honestly 8. Jenny's brother is always forgetting ... the back of his ears. A. cleaning B. to clean C. cleaned D. has cleaned 9. How I regretted ... the play last night. A. having not seen B. not having seen C. to have not seen D. to not have seen 10. There ... great improvements in agriculture since World War II A. was B. were C. has been D. have been 11. The girl you ... yesterday is waiting for you downstairs. A. tell me B. told me C. told me about D. told me about her 12. Today even athletes are men of uncertain health and ... A. strongly B. strong C. strengthen D. strength 13. For ... reasons, germs also much prefer the winter. A. various B. variety C. vary D. variation 14. For many years, prices have been ... rising. A. continue B. continuity C. continuous D. continuously 15. We pay more and more for goods and for the ... of workmen. A. serve B. services C. servants D. service 16. House-painting can be learned ... well in a short time. A. reasoning B. services C. servants D. service 17. She complained ... when she heard that she had to work on Sunday. A. severely B. extremely C. bitterly D. terribly