21. I wish they _______ change their minds so often!

      A. shouldn’t              B. couldn’t                C. mightn’t                D. wouldn’t

22. Many of the jobs which have been created in this area can be directly _______ to tourism.

      A. attributed              B. dedicated              C. attracted                D. supported

23. Thousands of people use the _______ of footpaths across these hills.

      A. grid                        B. network                 C. circuit                    D. channel

24. Surprisingly, the frontier guards seemed _______ at our presence.

      A. unconscious         B. uninterested         C. unconcerned        D. uncritical

25. Whenever he had an important decision to make, he _______ a cigar, supposedly to calm his nerves!

      A. had lit                    B. would have lit      C. would be lighting D. would light

26. Despite the bad weather, he _______ get to the airport in time.

      A. could                     B. couldn’t                C. was able to            D. almost

27. Alan and Susie _______ an argument. They’re not speaking to each other.

      A. must have had      B. might have            C. must have             D. might had

28. He _______ all his money, then closed the account.

      A. took away             B. took out                 C. paid in                   D. paid off

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

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

30. When British people go abroad, it takes them several days to get used to _______ on the right-hand side of the road.

      A. drive                      B. driving                  C. driven                    D. drove

11  Judy does not _______ for Peter nearly enough to think of marrying him.

      A. love                       B. desire                    C. care                        D. like

12. Several of my friends are _______ reporters.

      A. newspapers          B. newspaper            C. newspaper’s         D. newspapers’

13. News items are _______ to a stringent process of selection.

      A. subject                  B. reliant                    C. determined           D. dependent

14. Alice didn’t expect _______ to Bill’s party.

      A. to ask                    B. being asked          C. to be asked           D. asking

15. I finally finished _______ at 7:00 p.m. and served dinner.

      A. to cook                  B. to be cooked         C. being cooked        D. cooking

16. Gloria never seems to get tired. I sure wish I _______ her energy.

      A. would have           B. have                       C. had                         D. have had

17. A good teacher makes her students _______ the world from new perspec­tives.

      A. to view                  B. view                       C. to be viewed         D. viewing

18. We _______ have been married for twenty-three years on our next anni­versary.

      A. will                        B. should                   C. must                       D. could

19. There are several means of mass communication. The newspaper is one. Television is _______.

      A. the another           B. the other                C. other                      D. another

20. The electorate will not easily forgive the government for failing to fulfill its _______.

      A. promises               B. vows                      C. aspirations            D. offers

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1.   The car skidded to a halt after _______ its headlights smashed in the crash.

      A. making                  B. letting                    C. having                   D. doing

2.   There were no lifeboats on the ship because it was _______ to be unsinkable.

      A. believed                B. claimed                 C. told                        D. argued

3.   He said that the plane had already left and that I _______ arrived an hour earlier.

      A. must have             B. had to                    C. should have          D. was supposed to

4.   You have to be rich to send a child to a private school because the fees are _______.

      A. aeronautical         B. astronomical        C. astrological           D. atmospherical

5.   The mysterious case of the missing millionaire has become the _______ of considerable interest in the press over the last few weeks.

      A. middle                   B. target                     C. pin-point               D. focus

6.   Try and _______ on the bright side — the worst may never happen!

      A. see                         B. look                       C. think                      D. consider

7.   It’s distressing to see small children _______ in the streets.

      A. pleading                B. imploring              C. begging                 D. entreating

8.   Conversations you strike up with traveling acquaintances usually tend to be _______.

      A. imperative            B. perverse                C. insufficient           D. trivial

9.   Being described by the Americans as a homemaker seems infinitely preferable to being referred to as a(n) _______ housewife.

      A. lone                       B. mere                      C. only                       D. sole

10. The small box _______ a tiny live terrapin.

      A. contained              B. comprised             C. consisted of          D. included

44. The _______ of Brian’s furnished room is ten pounds a week.

      A. rent                        B. wage                      C. cash                       D. payment

45. Having lost the match, the team travelled home in _______ spirits.

      A. cold                       B. deep                       C. dark                       D. low

46. He is under sixteen, _______ he should not drive a car.

      A. therefore               B. so far as                C. considering           D. however

47. It was my first attempt; I _______ to do better next time.

      A. suppose                B. hope                      C. think                      D. feel

48 In some countries there have been widespread demands for the _______ of seal hunting.

      A. extinction             B. extermination       C. abolition               D. annihilation

49. Charles had very little interest in the museum: he gave each exhibit no more than a(n) _______ glance.

      A. transient                B. cursory                  C. ephemeral             D. temporary

50. When we had finished dinner, George asked the waiter to bring him the _______

      A. total                       B. cost                        C. bill                         D. count

33. The police stopped me the other day as I was driving home, because I was _______ the speed limit.

      A. transcending        B. exceeding             C. surpassing             D. overtaking

34. You can buy an iron at any _______ shop.

      A. electric                  B. electrifying           C. electrician             D. electrical

35. The volcano on the island is still _______.

      A. alive                      B. performing           C. active                    D. busy

36. A great _______ of bees settled on our apple tree during a storm.

      A. crowd                    B. buzz                       C. flock                      D. swarm

37. She _______ for lost time by studying at weekends.

      A. got up                    B. made up                C. set about               D. put in

38. Mr Adams found time had begun to _______ after six months of retirement.

      A. bore                       B. stretch                   C. drag                       D. pull

39. She arranged a party to help put the strangers at their _______.

      A. ease                       B. pleasure                C. delight                   D. comfort

40. We are _______ your request and will shortly reply to it.

      A. thinking                B. considering           C. realising                D. noticing

41. Although it was _______ jewellery, it looked real enough.

      A. dishonest              B. untrue                    C. invented                D. imitation

42. As I felt so much better, my doctor _______ me to take a holiday by the sea.

      A. advised                 B. considered            C. accepted                D. suggested

43. They all thought he was guilty, but no one could _______ anything against him.

      A. point                      B. accuse                   C. ensure                   D. prove

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1.   I’m having a lot of trouble now because I lost my passport last week.

      If I_____________________________________________________________________

2.   She had hardly begun to speak before people started interrupting her.

      Hardly__________________________________________________________________

3.   “You should have waited for us,” the team leader said to John.

      The team leader criticised__________________________________________________

4.   I only made that terrible mistake because I wasn’t thinking.

      If I _____________________________________________________________________

5.   When the police caught him, he was climbing over the garden wall.

      The police caught_________________________________________________________

6.   It was a bit difficult to get into work this morning.

      Getting__________________________________________________________________

7.   It’s possible that he didn’t get my letter.

      He might________________________________________________________________

8.   We had planned to visit grandmother, so we left early in the morning.

      We were________________________________________________________________

9.   It’s sad, but unemployment is unlikely to go down this year.

      Sad_____________________________________________________________________

10. We regret to inform you that your application has not been successful.

            Much to