1. Seldom _________ art critics consider movies to be a form of fine art.
A. are B. that C. do D. the
2. Veronica broke the school rules so many times that the headmistress finally had no alternative but to _____ her.
A. export B. deport C. eject D. expel
3. We _______ at about seven o’clock this morning and we eventually arrived at half past four.
A. set in B. set to C. set up D. set out
4. The air-sea search operation is continuing although hopes of finding survivors are ___________.
A. dimming B. fading C. dissolving D. reducing
5. She was singing to herself all the way home. She _________ very happy about something.
A. should have been B. will be C. would have been D. must have been
6. It was ________ serious accident that he was kept in hospital for a month.
A. such B. such a C. so D. so a
7. I really want to help you, but I’ve got __________ organizing the school play.
A. my head over heels B. up to my ears C. my nose choked D. my hands full
8. He wishes his wife ________ so much about the neighbors all the time.
A. will not talk B. wouldn’t talk C. hadn’t talked D. doesn’t talk
9. Had they arrived at the sale early, they _________ a better selection.
A. would have found B. must have found C. would find D. had found
10. On leaving prison, Vic decided to turn over a new _________ and to give up his old life of crime.
A. book B. page C. chapter D. leaf
11. No ________ how hard he tries, he always seems to make the same grammatical mistakes.
A. importance B. effect C. matter D. question
12. Of all the factors affecting agricultural yields, weather is the one _________ the most.
A. it influences farmers B. that influences farmers C. farmers that it influences D. why farmers influences it
13. From the cliff top it was a(n) _______ drop to the beach below.
A. sheer B. straight C. upright D. erect
14. To save money, we should _________ the amount of energy used in your homes.
A. increase B. leave C. reduce D. stop
15. “Thank you very much” ~ “________.”
A. Good idea B. Not all C. You’re welcome D. Nothing
