III. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentences. 1. Loyalty is one of the most important ____________ for a true friendship. A. qualities B. rumours C. sorrow D. appearance 2. School children now have too many things ___________ . A. doing B. do C. to do D. does 3. I heard them _______ in the next room. A. talk B. to talking C. to talk D. talks 4. When it started to rain, I ________ TV. A. watched B. am watching C. was watching D. watch 5. He lovingly _________ his new born baby. A. embraced B. took C. brought D. got 6 . Julia _______ her first novel when she was 19 years old. A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written 7. You had better ______ the bus. Going by taxi is too expensive. A. to take B. take C. taking D. took 8. When I arrived at the railway station, he ______ on the train. A. got B. has got C. had got D. get 9. The boy saw the cat _______ through the window. A. jump B. jumping C. to jump D. to be jumped 10. On the ________ of our wedding, we would love to invite your family to our dinner. A. opportunity B. chance C. anniversary D. birthday 11. We _________ TV when it started to rain. A. were watching B. watched C. are watching D. watch 12. The man refused _________ to the hospital. A. taken B. to be taken C. taking D. being taken 13. I really like Nam. He has such a good sense of __________ . A. intelligence B. honesty C. humour D. patience 14. The little girl can’t stand _______ made fun of by her classmates. A. to be B. being C. be D. to being 15. By the time you _______ her letter, she had arrived in Paris. A. get B. had got C. have got D. got 16. They expected __________ at the airport by the General Director. A. metting B. to be met C. being met D. to meet 17. A ________ is a place where people go for meals. A. hotel B. hostel C. hospital D. restaurant 18. Please forgive me. I didn’t mean _________ you. A. upsetting B. being upset C. to upset D. to be upset 19. People call the 25th the silver anniversary and the 50th the ________ anniversary. A. paper B. golden C. bronze D. diamond