1. Well, my _ is that I’m lost.

d) It is now
a) problem
b) situation 9. There _ any dentists in hospital.
c) hardship a) are
d) difficult b) aren’t
c) isn’t
2. A three-foot octopus can crawl through a hole _ in d) is
diameter.
a) than one inch less 10. The reports show that our sales have risen more
b) less than one inch than 20 per cent since we _ the first posters with the
c) one less inch than golden nut.
d) than less one inch a) had hung
b) hung
3. He is _ his car at this moment. c) hanged
a) dye d) have hung
b) driving
c) take 11. The United States Department of the interior
d) drivers. designated the Brooklyn bridge _ in 1964.
a) was a national historic landmark
4. _ some money here. b) a national historic landmark
a) There’re c) which a national historic landmark
b) There d) a national historic landmark which
c) There’s
d) There are 12. As far as I remember _ the second text took no
more than ten minutes.
5. Never before have I received _ a nice mail. a) the reading
a) such as b) reading of
b) as well c) the reading of
c) as soon as d) a reading of
d) such
13. l can’t stand _ people complaining about the
6. _ luggage here is too heavy. Will you help me carry voting system adopted by the Eurovision Song
it? Contest.
a) These a) to listen to;
b) This b) to listen;
c) Those c) listening to;
d) That d) listening.

7. It’s difficult to keep up with her. She walks _ 14. Suppose you _ of espionage, what would you do to
quickly defend yourself?
a) so a a) are accused
b) such b) should be accused
c) such a c) were accused
d) so d) are being accused

8. _ over 100 years since the invention of the square 15. I _ down the box office, and everyone _ in the tent.
bottomed paper bag. a) had already shut, was sitting
a) Now is b) shut already, were sitting
b) Now it has c) already shut, sat
c) There is now d) had already shut, were sitting
 a) on
16. The weather for tomorrow will be chilly, clear, and b) in
_. c) about
a) wind d) at
b) windily
c) hard wind 24. _ the diffusion of heat upward to the Earth’s
d) windy surface, the temperature within the Earth remains
constant.
17. An ant is _ a) That
a) a kind of insect b) Despite
b) a root c) If
c) a relative d) When
d) a relation
25. The Prime Minister refuses to enter into
18. "Easy come easy _" is a popular saying that relates negotiations with the railway men until they _ all _ to
to gamblers and their views about money. work.
a) go a) are / return
b) had b) have / returned
c) gained c) had / returned
d) lost d) will / have I returned

19. I had no sooner checked in to the hotel _. 26. On no _ will I lend you any money.
a) when two gunmen ordered me to open my briefcase a) circumstances
b) than he arrived with the appropriate documents b) occasion
c) a young lady approached me with a smile c) account
d) before all rooms have been reserved d) opportunity

20. As soon as Bob heard his boss coming, he jumped 27. What is the story _?
_ his chair and pretended he was working. a) in
a) inside b) from
b) under c) off
c) for d) about
d) down
28. _ the weather was fine, I opened all the windows.
21. If you _ iron, it starts to get red hot and then white a) As
hot. b) Because of
a) would heat; c) Due to
b) heated; d) Since that
c) heat
d) heats 29. Wine _ made in Italy for thousands of years.
a) have been
22. “What do they call those huge buildings in New b) is being
York?” “They’re called sky _.” c) has been
a) scratchers d) are being
b) ticklers
c) scrapers 30. I bought _ shampoo at the drugstore.
d) touchers a) any
b) much
23. Her ability makes her successful _ everything she c) some
does. d) many