1. Such living conditions ____ social and welfare problems.
(A) give rise to (B) take the rise out of (C) give in to (D) give up

2. In England. winter is ____ snow. long nights and very cold weather.
(A) tied to (B) associated with (C) linked up (D) tied with

3. The woman keeps an umbrella in her office in case of ____.
(A) rainfall (B) rain (C) raining (D) the rain

4. On the first ____ of twelve everyone stopped for lunch.
(A) strike (B) stroke (C) minute (D) sound

5. If you do well in Spanish.I'll ____ you with a trip to Spain.
(A) award (B) forward (C) reward (D) promise

6. As more and more facts were revealed, the conclusion became ____.
(A) apparent (B) visible (C) logical (D) reasonable

7. The fundamental ____ which govern all physical processes are also related to many everyday occurrences.
(A) principals (B) principles (C) rules (D) regulations

8. During the ____ audience strolled and chatted in the foyer.
(A) gap (B) pause (C) space (D) interval

9. Nobody was clear about how exactly he had managed to ____ such a vast amount of money in such a short time.
(A) increase (B) accumulate (C) gather (D) profit

10. He ____ an old car engine to drive his boat.
(A) adopted (B) adjusted (C) added (D) adapted


11. A foreign language is a weapon in ____. as Marx put it.
(A) struggle of life (B) struggle of the life (C) the struggle of life (D) the struggle of the life

12. Sarabeth told me about her husband's retirement ____ day.
(A) the other (B) one (C) another (D) some

13. I have not found my book yet. I'm not sure ____ I could have done with it.
(A) whether (B) what (C) that (D) where

14. ____ the danger that he might be injured. John bravely entered the burning house in order to save the youngster.
(A) Although (B) Despite (C) Though (D) Despite of

15. ' ____ in this town?' 'I think Mr. Kim is the richest man.'
(A) Whom do you think is the richest man (B) Who do you think is the richest man (C) Do you think who is the richest man (D) Who you think is the richest man

16. The rich ____ contented.
(A) is not always (B) hasn't always (C) are not always (D) haven't always

17. It was not until then that I came to understand that knowledge ____ only from practice.
(A) came (B) will come (C) has come (D) comes

18. They don't object ____ the meeting until Friday.
(A) to our postponing (B) that we postpone (C) for postponing (D) to postpone

19. Dr. Bethune worked hard as if he ____.
(A) never had felt tired (B) had never felt tired (C) never felt tired (D) was tired never

20. It is strange that such a thing ____ in your school.
(A) will happen (B) happens (C) should happen (D) happened