31. The company ____ a rise in salary for ages, but nothing has happened yet. A. is promised B. has been promising C. is promising D. promised
32. The doctor was asked to go back to the hospital because of _____ case. A. An operation B. an emergency C. a treatment D. an incident
33. Life is a candle _____ to burn ever brighter. A. being meant B. meaning C. to mean D. meant
34. Mrs. Lackey was awakened by the ringing of the bedside phone 12 hours after husband's boat had been _____. A. wrecked B. collapsed C. decayed D. fired
35. No one needs to feel awkward in _____ . A. pursuing B. following C. chasing D. seeking
36. It's time _____ about the traffic problem downtown. A. something was done B. everything is done C. anything will be done D. nothing to be done
37. When they had finished playing, the children were made to _____ all the toys they had taken out. A. put off B. put out C. put up D. put away
38. there is an undesirable _____ nowadays to make films showing violence. A. direction B. tradition C. phenomenon D. trend
39. My father did not go to New York; the doctor suggested that he _____ there. A. not to go B. hadn't gone C. not go D. wouldn't go
40. Most people who travel in the course of their work are given travelling _____. A. income B. allowances C. wages D. pay
41. He failed to supply the facts relevant _____ the case in question. A. for B. with C. to D. of
42. Young people's social environment has a _____ effect on their academic progress. A. gross B. solid C. complete D. profound
43. In Britain, and on the Continent too, the Japanese are sometimes viewed _____ a threat to domestic industries. A. like B. with C. for D. as
44. The service operates 36 libraries throughout the country, while six _____ libraries specially serve the countryside. A. mobile B. drifting C. shifting D. rotating
45. Physics is the present-day equivalent of _____ used to be called natural philosophy, from which most of present-day science arose. A. that B. all C. which D. what
46. Before he started work, I asked the builder to give me an _____ of the cost of repairing the roof. A. assessment B. estimate C. announcement D. evaluation
47. We often advise him not to drink more wine _____ is good for his health. A. as B. than C. that D. but
48. When Jack was eighteen he _____ going around with a strange set of people and staying out very late. A. took to B. took for C. took up D. took on
49. Although not an economist himself, Dr. Smith has long been a severe critic of the government's _____ policies. A. economical B. economy C. economic D. economics
50. We grow all our own fruit and vegetables, _____ saves money, of course. A. which B. as C. that D. what
51. It is rather _____ that we still do not work how many species there are in the world today. A. misleading B. embarrassing C. boring D. demanding
52. _____ is the center of our planetary system was a difficult concept to grasp in the Middle Ages. A. It is the sun and not the earth B. Being the sun and not the earth C. The sun and not the earth D. That the sun and not the earth
53. A friendship may be _____, casual, situational or deep and lasting. A. identical B. original C. superficial D. critical
54. Just as the builder is skilled in the handling of his bricks, _____ the experienced writer is skilled in the handling of his words. A. as B. thus C. so D. like
55. A good teacher must know how to _____ his ideas. A. convey B. display C. consult D. confront
56. I'd rather you _____ those important documents with you. A. don 't take B. didn't take C. won't take D. not take
57. To call the music of another music- culture "primitive" is _____ one's own standards on a group that does not recognize them. A. putting B. emphasizing C. forcing D. imposing
58. The Prisoner has been _____ of many privileges that average citizens enjoy. A. ensured B. informed C. deprived D. convinced
59. Every camera we sell comes with a two-year _____. A. guarantee B. safety C. confirmation D. conservation
60. While in London, we paid a visit to the hospital founded _____ the nurse Florence Nightingale. A. in line with B. in favour of C. in honour of D. in place of