16. He died __of______ hunger and cold.

(A) by

(B) of

(C) with

(D) for

15. He's not the sort of person to trust. He's a bad ___egg_____.

(A) talker

(B) snake

(C) eel

(D) egg

17. Eric now rides his bike to work instead of _travels_______ by bus.

(A) travel

(B) travelling

(C) trvels

(D) to travel

14. __to be______ patient, and you will succeed.

(A) Be

(B) Being

(C) To be

(D) Are

8. You must get _off____ the bus here.

(A) of

(B) off

(C) out

(D) from

2. Come tomorrow and __bring______ your books with you.

(A) take

(B) bring

(C) fetch

(D) hold

7. He is __wearing______ a jacket.

(A) wearing

(B) carrying

(C) having

(D) holding

12. _no other_______ form of transport is as popular as the private car.

(A) No other

(B) No others

(C) None other

(D) Nothing other

16. They gave __up______ looking for her when it grew dark.

(A) up

(B) in

(C) off

(D) out