17. Mary has trouble ______

      A. to remember her homework.                       B. to remembering her homework.

      C. remember her homework.                            D. remembering her homework.

18. The strike was _______ owing to a last minute agreement with the management.

A. called off                    B. broken up               C. set back                     D. put down

19. The chairman requested that _______.

A. the members studied more carefully the problem.

B. the problem was more carefully studied.

C. with more carefulness the problem could be studied.

D. the members study the problem more carefully.

20. The noise of the typewriter really _______ me off. I just couldn’t concentrate.

A. put                               B. pulled                      C. set                              D. took

21. He didn’t know anyone at the wedding _______ than the bride and the groom.

A. except                         B. other                        C. apart                          D. rather

22. Though badly damaged by fire, the palace was eventually _______ to its original splendor.

A. repaired                      B. renewed                  C. restored                     D. renovated

23. The train service has been a _______ since they introduced the new schedules.

A. shambles                     B. rumpus                    C. chaos                         D. fracas

24. The restaurants on the island are expensive, so it’s worth _______ a packed lunch.

A. take                              B. to take                     C. taking                        D. taken

25. When the alarm went off, Mick just turned _______ and went back to sleep.

A. down                           B. over                         C. up                               D. out

26. I shall do the job to the best of my _______.

A. capacity                      B. ability                      C. knowledge                D. talent

27. Helen asked me _______ The film called “Star Wars”.

A. have I seen                 B. have you seen        C. if I had seen              D. if had I seen

28. You are going to come to the party, _______?

A. aren’t you                   B. do you                     C. will you                     D. won’t you

29. “I really don’t like the idea.” – “Neither _______ I.”

A. like                              B. don’t                        C. nor                             D. do

30. Before he got married, Danny always went out on Saturday nights. He never _______ stay in.

A. would                          B. use to                       C. used to                      D. is used to

31. Boy: “What is your greatest phobia?” - Girl: “_______”

A. I'm afraid not.                                                   B. Worms, definitely!       

C. Probably people who smoke.                        D. I haven't made up my mind.

32. I wish you ________ me a new one instead of having it ________ as you did.

A. would give / to repair                                     B. gave / to repair        

C. had given / to be repaired                              D. had given / repaired

33. Son: “What is the process of _______, Dad?”

      Father: “Well, it involves the heating of liquid such as milk in order to kill harmful bacteria.”

A. industrialization        B. pasteurization        C. commercialization D. globalization

34. New York and Tokyo are two of the most _______-populated cities in the world.

A. greatly                         B. densely                    C. variously                  D. closely

35. Jackie has given such a great _______ that other dancers in the audience admire him so much.

A. performance               B. result                       C. score                          D. action

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