31. Despite the wonderful acting and well-developed plot the ________ movie could not hold our attention.
A) three-hours
B) three-hour
C) three-hours’
D) three-hour’s(B)
32. The manager needs an assistant that he can ________ to take care of problems in his absence.
A) count on
B) count in
C) count up
D) count out(A)
33. The organization had broken no rules, but ________ had it acted responsibly.
A) neither
B) so
C) either
D) both(A)
34. We gave out a cheer when the red roof of the cottage came ________ view.
A) from
B) in
C) before
D) into(D)
35. They took ________ measures to prevent poisonous gases from escaping.
A) fruitful
B) beneficial
C) valid
D) effective(D)
36. Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially true ________ it comes to classroom tests.
A) when
B) since
C) before
D) after(A)
37. Careful surveys have indicated that as many as 50 percent of patients do not take drugs ________ directed.
A) like
B) so
C) which
D) as(D)
38. In developing countries people are ________ into overcrowded cities in great numbers.
A) breaking
B) filling
C) pouring
D) hurrying(C)
39. It’s reported that by the end of this month the output of cement in the factory ________ by about 10%.
A) will have risen
B) has risen
C) will be rising
D) has been rising(A)
40. If I had remembered ________ the window, the thief would not have got in.
A) to close
B) closing
C) to have closed
D) having closed(A)