Sentence Completion

The following questions are not complete sentences. One or more words have been left out of each sentence. Choose the word or phrase that completes the sentence correctly.

1. It ___________ a great pleasure to attend their parties, especially on festive occasions like New Year.
	A. has always been
	B. always was been
	C. always has
	D. has always

2. There may be a certain cruelty in ___________ their fingers on a hot stove but many parents believe that this is the only way that they will learn.
	A. children burning
	B. burning children
	C. letting children burn
	D. children letting

3. The prehistoric artefacts on display in the museum are not only from Thailand but from ___________ countries as well.
	A. roundabout
	B. neighbouring
	C. surrounded
	D. encircling

4. Many outstanding personalities gladly admit that their great success would never have been possible ___________ for the unconditional support of their spouse.
	A. due
	B. without
	C. gratefully
	D. had it not been

5. For centuries the volcano lay dormant ___________ at a time when the inhabitants of the island expected it the least.
	A. to only erupt
	B. erupting only
	C. only to erupt
	D. only erupting

6. Has anyone of you considered the possibility that we might spend the Christmas holidays on a tropical island ___________ in wet and cold London?
	A. instead than
	B. rather than
	C. otherwise
	D. or

7. Who would have thought that Tony ___________ to become manager of the biggest bank in town!
	A. had
	B. has had
	C. has it on
	D. had it in him

8. While it was not completely unexpected, most of his relatives had hoped he would settle down instead of going off to distant shores ___________ become one of the most influential merchants of his age.
	A. in order to
	B. so that
	C. he to
	D. for