1. Although ____ Spanish, he attended the course.
A. he was knowing B. he is knowing
C. having a knowledge of D. knows
2. You ____that letter to James. However, you didn’t.
A. ought to write B. ought to have written
C. should write D. should be writing
3. Joseph was very lucky ____ with his life; he almost did not get out of the room.
A. to escape??? B. to have escaped
C. to escaping?? D. to be escaping
4. Bread and butter ____liked by Westerners.
A. is B. are C. were D. be
5. The back garden of our house contains a lawn, ____very pleasant to sit on in summer.
A. which is B. which it is C. it is D. where it is
6. He set up in business ____ his own and was very successful.
A. in B. of C. on D. by
7. John’s score on the test is the highest in the class; he ____last night.
A. must study? B. should have studied
C. must have studied? D. is sure to study
8. Frank almost never received any education, ____?
A. would he B. did he
C. didn’t he D. wouldn’t he
9. Even if his letter ____ tomorrow, it ____too late to do anything.
A. will B. should
C. be D.? d be
10. We can hear? ____from the back of the room.
A. just as good B. just as easy
C. just as well ly as well
11. To obtain a satisfactory result, one must apply two ____of paint on a clean surface.
A. coats B. levels C. times D. courses
12. The small mountain village was ____ by the snowfor more than one month.
A. cut back B. cut out
C. cut off D. cut away
13. Miss Green was ____ $100 for driving after drinking.
A. fined B. charged C. punished d
14. Modern ____ perhaps causes more problems than it solves.
A. technique B. technology
C. tactics D. tendency
15. Mary tiptoed over and took the clock away because she hated to hearit ____ when she was trying to go to sleep.
A. sounding B. ringing C. ticking D. humming
16. Under this ____ pressure some of the rocks evenbecame liquid.
A. intensive B.? weighty C. intense D. bulky
17. Of course, most immigrants did not get rich overnight, but the ____ of them were eventually able to improve upon their former standard of living.
A. maximum B. minority C. majority D. minimum
18. Nancy was surprised that they have ____. They seemed to be a happy couple.
A. split up B. broken down
C. fallen through D. knocked out
19. The beach is in an ideal ____ to draw tourists.
A. condition B. situation C. state D. publicity
20. Our ____ sensitivity decreases with age. By age 60, most people have lost 40 percent of their ability to? smell and 50 percent of their taste buds.
A. sensible B. senseless
C. sensitive D. sensory
21. The eldest child is thoroughly ____ because theyalways give him whatever he wants.
A. wasted B. spoiled
C. destroyed D. uneducated
22. If a substance is dissolved in water or heated, it may ____ a gas.
A. give into B. give over
C. give off D. give away
23. His manner was so pleasant that Bolla felt at ____ with him at once.
A. peace B. large C. ease D. best
24. —Can you take? the day off tomorrow?
—Well, I’ll have to get ____ from my boss.
A. permission B. permit
C. allowance D. possession
25. The ____ in Janet’s character has hindered her from advancement in her career.
A. weakness B. merit
C. defect D. shortcoming
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