Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 8: He ______ a lot of time travelling since I got this new job. A. spends B. spent D. was spent D. has spent Question 9: If you ________ ten minutes earlier, you would have got a seat. A. arrived B. has arrived C. had arrive D. arrive Question 10: She went on walking ________ she was terribly tired. A. despite B. in spite C. in spite of D. although Question 11: Mary thanked me ________ helping her with the housework. A. for B. to C. at D. about Question 12: Prices are increasing dramatically in big cities. The ________ seems to go up every day. A. standard of living B. quality of life C. annual income D. cost of living Question 13: When a reader reads an interesting book slowly and carefully, he ____ it A. reviews B. chews and digests C. swallows D. dips into Question 14: We should make full ________ of renewable sources of energy such as wind and solar power in the world. A. effort B. use C. need D. limit Question 15: As a(n) ______ girl, she found it difficult to socialise with other students in the class. A. reserved B. ashamed C. dynamic D. industrious