Exercise 5: Choose the best option (A,B,C,D) to fill each numbered blank in the following letter.
Dear Sir,
I am writing to complain (1) _____ the car that I (2) _____ from you one week ago. This morning when I (3) _____ to start it, the key couldn’t turn in the lock, the battery was (4) ______ and two of the plugs needed changing. Then when I finally got it going, the bonnet wouldn’t stay closed and the driver’s side door fell (5) ______. And when I tried to stop to (6) ______ up the door, the brakes didn’t (7) ______ , so I crashed into a tree and the car was badly (8) ______. One of the wheels came off.
Do you think this car is (9) ______ $ 150? Well, if you don’t. What are you going (10) ______ about it?
Yours sincerely,
Eric Mark
1. A. about B. of C. on D. at
2. A. buy B. had bought C. bought D. has bought
3. A. got B. tried C. gave D. took
4. A. full B. empty C. filled D. flat
5. of B. off C. away D. on
6. A. get B. give C.pick D. come
7. A. go B. come C.do D. work
8. A. damaged B. destroyed C.broken D. polluted
9. A. valuable B. worth C.cost D. sold
10. A. to do B. do C. done D. did
1 A
2 C
3 B
4 B
5 B
6 C
7 D
8 B
9 B
10 A