9. I _____ the meeting yesterday, for it had nothing to do with me.
A. need to attend B. needn’t attend
C. need to attend D. did not have to attend
10. With the curtains _____, the room was dark.
A. drew B. was drew C. drawing D. drawn
11. As the fog is too heavy, they can’t cross the river by ferry boat, I wish the fog _____.
A. disperses B. dispersed
C. has dispersed D. would disperse
12. _____ computer is more essential to a modern business than _____ typewriter. A. The, the B. /, / C. A, the D. The, a
13. What tremendous achievement we have made __on__ all fronts in the past few months.
A. in B. on C. at D. of
14. I don’t mind her _____ at the party.
A. wear jewels B. wearing jewels C. to wear jewels D. were jewels
15. The doctors must have spared no pains to treat the patient, _____ he has recovered from his serious injury.
A. but B. before C. for D. till
16. The National Gallery in London has more visitors than _____ any other because of it’s free admission.
A. practically B. really
C. actually D. completely
17. Doctor’s efforts to develop a new way to see the brain working have so far _____ with satisfaction.
A. found B. shown C. proven D. met
18. Department of Agriculture rules say farmers ______ sell their grain for human use if it contains no more than two insects per kilogram.
A. must B. should C. would D. ought to
19. ______ happens in the world, the National Geographic Society records the changes.
A. Whatever B. Whenever C. However D. No matter
20. On that bitterly cold winter night, few people walked along the now _____ narrow street.
A. deserted B. lonely C. isolated D. neglected
21. A well meaning lady gave Robert a wrong _____ and he finished at the theatre instead of school.
A. advice B. information C. direction D. way
22. If you keep getting wrong numbers, your phone could be ______.
A. deceptive B. defective C. deficient D. ineffective
23. Researchers claim it is all the high-rises in this area that make the _____ on television sets so poor.
A. station B. reception C. programme D. quality
24. Robert says he bought these books in a ______.
A. disposal B. sale
C. production D. reduction
25. By exercising some ______ Jeff, thought hungry, managed not to eat the steak in front of him.
A. thought B. influence C. restraint D. belief
26. Mr. Johnson has a terrible cold and could not stop _____.
A. sneezing B. sighing C. yawning D. spitting
27. Jack, the boxer, who was seen stretched out on the canvas, had been _____ for five minutes.
A. insensitive B. insensible C. unconscious D. unknowing
28. Clive, a student at Cambridge, will come home next week as university _____ for the summer holidays on the 5th of July.
A. breaks up B. breaks in C. breaks down D. breaks off
29. We haven’t the ______ idea why we got such a massive telephone bill last month. A. dampest B. mistiest C. foggiest D. rainiest
30. David, who was spoilt, having been born with a _____ spoon in his mouth, was a very difficult student.
A. diamond B. iron C. gold D. silver
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