21.

Factories and offices should be built in ________ areas only.

A. urban

B. coastal

C. cultural

D. rural

22.

Both are informative articles, but this one is ________.

A. better

B. best

C. the best

D. most

23.

Our aim is to make the performing arts, museums and our ________ accessible to all.

A. patriotism

B. love

C. heritage

D. status

24.

Savannah is one of the best ________ cities for job growth.

A. medium-sized

B. full

C. whole

D. part

25.

Last year it wasn't as cold as this year. This year it ________.

A. is as colder than last year

B. is colder than last year.

C. isn't as cold as last year.

D. isn't colder than last year.

26.

________they’re expensive, they last forever and never go out of style.

A. When

B. because

C. As soon as

D. Even though

27.

Harrison’s greatest attribute is his ability to work ________ pressure.

A. in

B. within

C. on

D. under

28.

It is difficult to ________ the exact cause of the illness.

A. take

B. forbid

C. determine

D. attract

29.

Of the cities we surveyed, Singapore was ________ the worst rated by its residents for culture.

A. a bit

B. by far

C. a lot

D. much

30.

They see the outdoors as a ________ activity, not a job opportunity.

A. volunteering

B. international

C. recreational

D. exhausted

31.

He was sentenced to ten years in prison on charges of drug ________.

A. stealing

B. trading

C. stealing

D. charging

32.

Your body will change in shape and ________.

A. tall

B. height

C. taller

D. high

33.

David Ferris’s father was a bank manager living ________the outskirts of the Lancastrian town of Preston.

A. of

B. at

C. on

D. in

34.

The trip to the National Gallery has been ________ until next Friday.

A. turned up

B. found out

C. looked into

D. put off

35.

In recent years, there has been thousands of victims of sexual and physical ________.

A. sentence

B. abuse

C. conduct

D. crime

36.

She went back to live with her mother ________she did not earn enough money to live in her own house.

A. in order to

B. because

C. although

D. so that

37.

The bus ________up passengers outside the airport.

A. hits

B. sends

C. lays

D. picks

38.

A super market is ________ a shopping center.

A. less convenient as

B. the most convenient as

C. less convenient than

D. not so convenient than

39.

He ________ a bachelor’s degree in computer information systems in 1951.

A. gained

B. took

C. forced

D. sent

40.

We are ________a survey to find out what our customers think of their local bus service.

A. considering

B. indicating

C. conducting

D. affording

41.

Leave the ironing ________ - I’ll do it later.

A. in any time

B. in the nick of time

C. from time to time

D. for the time being

42.

These factors contribute ________making city life more difficult for its residents.

A. on

B. in

C. to

D. with

43.

Hotels have developed ________ restaurants.

A. as rapidly as

B. as rapid as

C. so rapidly as

D. more rapid

44.

All people should join hand in protecting the environment ________ we can gain better health.

A. because

B. in order that

C. even though

D. when