11. You _______ such a long essay; our teacher only asked for 200 words, and you have written 300!
A. mustn’t have written
B. couldn’t have written
C. needn’t have written
D. might not as well have written
12. _______ for aches, pains and fever, aspirin is now the subject of multiple investigations of its role in treating many more serious complaints.
A. Long used
B. Being used long
C. Having been long used
D. It has long been used
13. In no country _______ Britain, it has been said, can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day.
A. better than
B. more than
C. other than
D. rather than
14. We hope the measures to control prices, _______ are taken by the government, will succeed.
A. when
B. as
C. since
D. after
15. “What do you suggest I write about, then, to stand a chance next year?” “It isn’t so much _______ you write as the way you write it.”
A. what…that
B. what…which
C. what…how
D. which…that