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1 It is generally believed that teaching is ______it is a science.

      A an art much as        B much an art as

C as an art much as      D as much an art as

2 Roses are quite _______flowers in English gardens.

      A ordinary  B common  C usual   D general

3 _________the car accident, Jackson couldn’t work any longer.

      A As a result           B As the result

 C As a result of         D As result of

4 What a terrible experience! _______, you came back safe.

      A Somehow  B Anyhow  C Somewhat  D Anywhere

 

      A Lost  B To lost  C Losing  D Bing lost  

6 I ‘d appreciate ________if you would like to teach me how to use the computer.

      A that  B it  C this  D you

7_________by the beauty of nature, the girl from London decided to spend another two days on the farm.

      A Attracting  B Attracted  C To be attracted  D Having attracted

8 ________by a famous musician , the music sounds wonderful.

      A Performing B To be performed C Performed  D To perform

9 The computer system ________suddenly while he was searching for information on the internet.

      A broke down  B broke out C broke up  D broke in

10 Much attention should be paid to ______people destroying the rainforest.

      A stop   B stopping  C keep  D keeping

11 It was not until she got home ______ Jennifer realized she had lost her keys.

      A when  B that  C where  D before

12 I’m sorry you’ve been waiting so long ,but it’ll still be some time_____ Brian gets back.

      A before   B since   C till    D after      

13 Kathy _______a lot of Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls.

      A pick up  B took up  C made up  D turned up

14 Tom did it at least ______, if not better than, John. 

      A as good as  B as well as C so well as D as well

15 He was not ______ to the club because he wasn’t a member.

      A allowed   B admitted  C permitted   D approved

16 We are expecting lily because she is our ______visitor who comes here for holiday every summer.

      A familiar    B particular  C popular  D regular

17 The athletes were competing______ each other _______the last gold medal of the Olympics.

      A with; to    B against; for  C with; with  D against; to

18 Not only _______interested in football but ______ beginning to show an interest in it.

      A the teacher himself is; all his students are

     B the teacher himself is ; are all his students

     C is the teacher himself ; are all his students

     D is the teacher himself ; all his students are

19 The teacher thought his students needed more practice and learning skills ______

much homework.

     A other than  B rather than C more than D in place of

20 With a large amount work ______, the chief manger couldn’t spare time for a holiday.

     A remained to be done  B remaining to be done

     C remained being done  D remaining to do

21 Washington, a state in the USA , was named ______one of the greatest American president.

      A in memory of  B in favor of C in support of  D in possession of  

22 If you don’t go,_______.

      A so do I  B so will I  C neither do I  D neither will I

23 At the foot of the hill ______ a big lake surrounded by trees.

      A lays   B is laying  C lies  D is lying

24 Cleaning women in big cities usually get _______by the hour.

      A pay   B paying   C paid  D to pay

25 --- what does the sign over there read?

   --- “No person _______smoke or carry a lighted cigarette, cigar or pipe in this area.”

      A will   B may   C shall   D must

26 We always keep _______spare paper, in case we run out.

      A too much  B a number of  C Plenty of  D a good many

27 _______ should any money be given to a baby.

      A On no account  B From all accounts C of no account D By all accounts

28 His illness _______his absence.

      A shows  B accounts for  C explains   D gives out

29 Bill was doing a lot of physical exercise to build up his______.

       A ability  B force  C strength  D mind

30 He dressed ______that he forgot to do up the button.

       A such a in a hurry   B in such a hurry

       C in such hurry      D such in hurry 

31What he had said about the accident and done with it _____ our trouble.

A  added up to              B  added to

C  added up                D  were added to

32.  _________ gene, intelligence also depends on an adequate diet, a good

education and a decent home environment.

A  In exchange for          B  Expect for

C  In addition to            D  Due to