31. How are you _______ your physics experiment?
A) keeping up with B) getting along with
C) making up for D) holding on to
32. Not until the year of 1954 _______ made the capital of this
province.
A) the city was B) when the city was
C) was the city D) was when the city
33. How many times have I told you _______ football on the street?
A) do not play B) not to have played
C) not to play D) not your playing
34. She still kept _______ hold of one of William's hands, and looked up
in his face.
A) stiff B) tight C) rigid D) close
35. Mr. Brown advised us to withdraw _______.
A) so as not to get involved B) so as to get not involved
C) as not to get involved D) as to get not involved
36. He knows little of mathematics, _______ of chemistry.
A) as well as B) no less than
C) and still little D) and still less
37. Never before that night _______ the extent of my own power.
A) had I felt B) I had felt
C) did I feel D) I did felt
38. When Mary paid the bill, she was given a _______ for her money.
A) cheque B) ticket C) receipt D) label
39. Having been elected chairman of the student association, _______.
A) the members applauded him
B) a speech was to be given by him
C) the members congratulated him
D) he gave a short acceptance speech
40. When Joyce was told the whole story, she _______ in the film.
A) ceased to be interesting B) ceased being interested
C) ceased to interest D) ceased interested
41. _______ you understand the rules, you will have no further difficulty.
A) While B) Unless C) Whether D) Once
42. We would like to hear some more ideas. _______ this matter?
A) What do you think of B) How do you think of
C) What is your opinion to D) How is your idea on
43. Because I don't take any sugar in my tea, I _______ to forget to
offer it to other people.
A) like B) come C) tend D) have
44. Mr. Johnson _______ the opportunity to speak to the president. copyright dedecms
A) realized B) held
C) seized D) discovered
45."The weather looks _______ improving at last."
"Yes, I feel _______ a stroll along the beach."
A) for/like B) as if/for
C) like/like D) as/that
46. She has lost her handbag with _______ of money in it.
A) a considerable sum B) a valuable sum
C) an important sum D) an extraordinary sum
47. The finance minister has not been so _______ since he raised taxes to
such a high level.
A) famous B) favourable C) popular D) preferable
48. He had deceived a great many people but she _______ him at once.
A) saw into B) saw through
C) looked into D) looked through
49. Everything about your composition is perfect ______ the poor spelling.
A) except B) except for
C) apart from D) besides
50. He is an outstanding lawyer ; _______, he should have a good income.
A) therefore B) because
C) however D) and then