1. Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially true _____ it comes to classroom tests.
(A) when (B) since (C) before (D) after

2. As teachers we should concern ourselves with what is said, not what we think _____.
(A) have to be said (B) must say (C) ought to be said (D) need to say

3. Realizing that he hadn't enough money and _____ to borrow from his father, he decided to sell his watch.
(A) not wanted (B) not to want (C) not wanting (D) wanting not

4. This ticket _____ you to a free meal in our new restaurant.
(A) gives (B) grants (C) entitles (D) credits

5. When he arrived, he found _____ the aged and sick at home.
(A) nothing but (B) none other (C) none but (D) no other than

6. No agreement was reached in the discussion as neither side would give way to _____.
(A) the other (B) any other (C) another (D) other

7. It seems oil _____ from this pipe for some time. We 'll have to take the machine apart to put it right.
(A) had leaked (B) has been leaking (C) leaked (D) is leaking

8. Once environmental damage _____, it takes many years for the system to recover.
(A) is done (B) is to do (C) does (D) has done

9. Our company decided to _____ the contract because a number of the conditions in it had not been met.
(A) destroy (B) resist (C) assume (D) cancel

10. In the advanced course students must take performance tests at monthly _____ .
(A) gaps (B) intervals (C) length (D) distance


11．A Dream of the Red Chamber is said ______into dozens of languages in the last decade.
(A) to have been translated (B) to translate (C) to be translated (D) to have translated

12. The speech ______, a lively discussion started.
(A) being delivered (B) be delivered (C) was delivered (D) having been delivered

13. _______the earth to be flat, many feared that Columbus would fall off the edge of the earth.
(A) Having believed (B) Believing (C) Believed (D) Being believed

14. The newspaper did not mention the _____ of the damage caused by the fire.
(A) extent (B) level (C) hold (D) quantity

15. The soldier was _____ of running away when the enemy attacked.
(A) accused (B) charged (C) scolded (D) punished

16. Then the speaker _____ the various factors leading to the present economic crisis.
(A) went after (B) went into (C) went for (D) went on

17. You cannot be _____ careful when you drive a car.
(A) very (B) too (C) so (D) enough

18. The mad man was put in the padded cell lest he______ himself.
(A) injure (B) had injured (C) injured (D) would injure

19. You don't have to be in such a hurry, I would rather you_____ on business first.
(A) would go (B) will go (C) went (D) have gone

20. She never laughed, _____ lose her temper.
(A) or she ever did (B) nor did she ever (C) or did she ever (D) nor she ever did