VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE
21. It was very difficult to guess what her ___________ to the news would be.
A) opinion B) reaction C) comment D) impression
22. The medicine the doctor gave me ________ my headache.
A) reduced B) freed
C) released D) relieved
23. _______ man learned how to build houses, he looked for natural
shelters.
A) After B) Long before C) Once D) When
24. Political instability sometimes _______ from underdevelopment in
economy.
A) raises B) rises C) causes D) arises
25. I don't think it'll rain, but I'll take an umbrella _______ it does.
A) on condition B) in case
C) so that D) as if
26. Whatever you say, I don't believe he would be _______ refuse to help me.
A) selfish enough so B) as selfish as to
C) enough selfish to D) so selfish as to
27. They are twins and look very _______.
A) same B) alike C) identical D) like
28. I didn't mean_______ anything, but those apples looked so good I
couldn't resist _______ one.
A) to eat / trying B) to eat / to try
C) eating / trying D) eating / to try
29. I couldn't afford to rent a house like that, _______ buy it.
A) no longer B) no more than
C) let alone D) instead
30. Not only _______ tolerant of other people's opinions, but he is also
patient.
A) he is B) is he
C) he will be D) will he be
31. _______ its hot sun and beautiful beaches, Hawaii is a fine place
to live in or visit.
A) For B) With C) Since D) As
32. To our _______, Michael's illness proved not to be as serious as we
had feared.
A) anxiety B) eyes C) relief D) judgment
33. He promised to return the book as soon as he _______ it.
A) would read B) read
C) has read D) had read
34. The tourist industry ___________ greatly to the economy of that country.
A) supports B) benefits
C) assists D) contributes
35. Children who are over-protected by their parents may become ______ .
A) spoiled B) damaged C) harmed D) hurt
37. Tom sold the vegetables at half price rather than _______ them to go
bad.
A) allow B) allowed C) allowing D) he allowed
38. They wonder ______ the figures are accurate.
A) that B) which
C) whether D) as if
39. It is usually better not to _______ things, in case they are not
returned.
A) lend B) offer C)borrow D) lose
40. His ______ had always been to become an architect.
A) want B) imagination
C) ambition D) direction
41. Sadie had her hands _______ her mouth as if to stop herself from
crying.
A) by B) at C) over D) above
42. His salary as a bus driver is much higher _______.
A) in comparison the salary of a teacher
B) than a teacher
C) than that of a teacher
D) to compare as a teacher
43. Ann prefers hiking _______ the cinema.
A) to going to B) than going to
C) than to go to D) to go to
44. He knows all Shakespeare's poems by _______ .
A) head B) heart C) mind D) memory
45. In the States, the black people on the whole _______ a much higher
unemployment rate.
A) suffer from B) amount to
C) reach for D) extend to
46. He dared not harm the little girl, _______ the dog in her arms.
A) either B) also
C) and D) nor
47. _______ an umbrella with you in case it rains.
A) Bring B) Hold C) Fetch D) Take
48. It need hardly be said that a man who could _______ such treatment was
a man of remarkable physical courage and moral strength.
A) make the best of B) catch up with
C) get rid of D) put up with
49. She was glad that the wicked man had decided _______.
A) not killing her B) his not killing her
C) not to kill her D) to not kill her
50. Some speculators (¨a??¨2¨|¨?) were _______ cash and so they sold their
shares at any price.
A) badly in need of B) badly need for
C) in badly need for D) badly needed