1. One of the requirements for a fire is that the material ?____?to its burning temperature.?

A. be heated

B. is heated?

C. would be heated

D. to heated?

2.?____? will Mr. Forbes be able to regain control of thecompany.?

A. With hard work

B. Only if he works hardly?

C. In spite of his hard work

D. Only with hard work?

3. ?____? is no reason for discharging her.?

A. Because she was a few minutes late?

B. Owing to a few minutes being late?

C. The fact that she was a few minutes late?

D. Being a few minutes late?

4.?____? what may, we’re not going to make any concessions to his unreasonable demands.?

A. Come

B.Came

C. Coming

D. Having come

?

5. Every means ?____? tried out but never with success, as far as my knowledge goes.?

A. is

B. are

C.has been

D. have been?

6. He concluded his speech with a remark that failure ?____?the mother of success.?

A. is

B. were

C.was

D.must be?

7. The design liaison meeting ?____? ten days by the time it ends.?

A. must have lasted

B. will have lasted ?

C. would last

D. has lasted?

8. ?____? before we depart the day after tomorrow, we should have a wonderful dinner party.?

A. Had they arrived

B. Would they arrive?

C. Were they arriving

D. Were they to arrive?

9. As ?____? clear from his manners, he is a teacher.?

A. being

B. is

C. to be

D. been?