VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE
21. Those are very pleasant rooms? How much do you _______ them?
A) want B) ask C) demand D) ask for
22. I have so much work to do that a holiday for me this year is______ .
A) in question B) out of question
C) out of the question D) at random
23. His parents no longer worry about him. He has a good job and can live
_______ now.
A) at his own. B) by his own
C) on his own D) with his own
24. Her face _______ when she told a lie.
A) gave her off B) gave her out
C) gave her away D) gave her up
25. John's youngest son is _______ architecture.
A) making up for B) putting up for
C) going in for D) standing up for
26. On my present salary, I just can't _______ a car which costs over
3,000.
A) adapt B) adopt C) afford D) elect
27. It was four hours before she _______ after the operation on her heart.
A) came round B) carried through
C) got across D) restored
28. The purpose of the research had a more different meaning for them
than _______ .
A) ours B) it did for us
C) that of ours D) it did from us
29. _______ by an exercise of self-control _______ he allowed
himself to raise his eyes as they came in.
A) It was only / that B) Only / that
C) It was only / when D) It was only / had
30. A table made of steel costs more than ______ made of wood.
A) that B) which C) one D) it is
31. Are the students _______ about the examination?
A) talking B) discussing
C) saying D) telling
32. It has always _______ me why you believe the Earth is flat.
A) worried B) wondered C) puzzled D) confused
33. Since you are to catch the early train tomorrow morning, we _______ now.
A) had better to leave B) must have left
C) might as well leave D) should have to leave
34. It was very cold _______ they still went swimming.
A) but B) in spite that
C) however D) though
35. By the end of 1908, most scientists began to accept the aeroplane
______.
A) a reality B) to be a reality
C) as a reality D) being a reality
36. By the time John reached the plateau he was _______.
A) exhaustive B) exhaustible
C) exhausted D) exhausting
37. The car was repaired but not quite to the owner's _______.
A) pleasure B) satisfaction
C) joy D) attraction
38. Since the light is out in their room, they _______.
A) may have slept B) must have gone to bed
C) might go to bed D) can have gone to bed
39. I could tell he was surprised from the _______ on his face.
A) appearance B) shock C) sight D) expression
40. I never _______ a chance of improving my English if I can help it.
A) miss B) lose C) avoid D) waste
41. Although I spoke to him many times, he never took any _______ of
what I said.
A) notice B) attention
C) consideration D) warning
42. They don't _______ students run in the corridors.
A) allow B) permit C) approve D) let
43. His fear of flying was _______ he always traveled by boat.
A) so that B) such as C) such that D) so far as
44. The large vase in which he kept his umbrella for many years
_______ to be a valuable piece of Chinese pottery.
A) came round B) turned up
C) turned out D) figured out
45. _______ we are aware, there were no problems during the first six months.
A) As far as B) Much more than
C) So much D) Except that
46. Only recently _______ to realize the dangers caffeine might bring to
our health.
A) have scientists begun B) scientists have begun
C) that scientists began D) that did scientists begin
47. The photo _______ happy memories of my early childhood.
A) refreshes B) brings to mind
C) recalls D) reminds myself
48. His energetic efforts met with only _______ success.
A) partial B) slight C) entire D) complete
49. She was standing so close to the electric heater that her night-dress
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A) took B) caught C) set D) became
50."Does your family call you very often?"
"Yes, my mother calls about once a week and _______."
A) so my brother does B) so does my brother
C) my brother does so D) does so my brother
CLOZE
New York is one of the last Ame-
rican cities to have some of its
policemen on horseback. The New York
police have 170 __51__ that they use 51. A) stations B) horses
C) policemen D) men
in certain parts of the __52__. The 52. A) city B) area
horses are expensive to feed, but C) state
D) neighbourhood
__53__ is even more expensive to 53. A) there B) that
C) what D) it
take care of them. __54__ the horses 54. A) When B) If
must walk on the streets, they need C) Although D) Because
special horseshoes. In __55__, they 55. A) short B) conclusion
need more than 8,000 of them each C) fact D) practice
year. __56__ police horse in New York 56. A) One B) No
C) The D) Every
__57__ new shoes every month. Keeping 57. A) gets B) accepts
C) wants D) makes
these shoes __58__ good repair is the 58. A) for B) with
job of six blacksmiths. There are only C) in D) by
about thirty-five of these blacksmiths
in the __59__ United States. 59. A) whole B) most
A blacksmith's job is not an easy C) all D) large
__60__ . He must be __61__ to shape 60. A) matter B) thing
C) problem D) one
61. A) sure B) able
C) ready D) possible
a shoe from a __62__ of plain metal 62. A) piece B) bit
C) lot D) type
and then fit it __63__ the horse's 63. A) with B) into
C) on D) to
hoof. The blacksmith must bend __64__ 64. A) down B) on
C) over D) above
all the time he is fitting the __65__ 65. A) horse B) shoe
C) metal D) hoof
and must hold the __66__ of the 66. A) back B) position
horse's leg while he works. Clearly, C) end D) weight
a blacksmith must be very __67__ . 67. A) hard B) quick
C) strong D) important
But even more __68__ , he must be able 68. A) important B) wonderful
C) serious D) clear
to deal __69__ horses -- for before 69. A) about B) with
C) at D) for
the blacksmith can __70__ his work, 70. A) learn B) finish
he has to get the horse to lift its C) begin D) find
leg.