16. _______ should the man be allowed to get up since he has been badly injured in the accident.
A) In some cases
C) In no time
B) By any means
D) By no means
17. It has been revealed that some government officials _______ their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves.
A) employ
C) neglect
B) overlook
D) abuse
18. He is not the cleverest student in the class, _______, but his hard work makes up for his intelligence.
A) being sure
C) to be sure
B) be sure
D) surely
19. _______ its economy continues to recover, the country is still confronted with the high unemployment.
A) Even though
C) Now that
B) If only
D) Provided that
20. The doctor eventually allowed him to go home on _______ that he remained in bed.
A) situation
C) promise
B) condition
D) approval
21. When it comes to _______ that prevents so many Americans from being as happy as one might expect, it seems to me that there are two causes.
A) why it does
C) what it is
B) what it does
D) why it is
22. It rained three days on end, so the water in the river _______ another two feet.
A) raised
C) rose
B) aroused
D) arose
23. _______ has been said before, this material expands a great deal with the increase of temperature.
A) It
C) That
B) As
D) What
24. The couple came to inspect the house thoroughly _______ buying it.
A) in the event of
C) with reference to
B) on account of
D) with a view to
25. I don't know anything about any of the books, so my choice was quite _______.
A) logical
C) voluntary
B) unconscious
D) arbitrary
26. I never dreams of _______ for me to be sent abroad for further study.
A) there to be a chance
C) there be a chance
B) there being a chance
D) being a chance
27. We oughtn't to have gone to the theatre last night; the performance, unfortunately, didn't really _______ our expectations.
A) come up to
C) meet with
B) go along with
D) arrive at
28. The housing committee has decided to give _______ to those married couples with only one child.
A) preference
C) superior
B) priority
D) prohibition
29. _______ the book a second time, and you will probably have quite different understanding of the characters.
A) Read
C) If you were to read
B) Reading
D) As you read
30. In the 1850s Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" became the best seller of the generation, _______ a great number of imitators.
A) inspired
C) inspiring
B) inspired by
D) to inspire
A) In some cases
C) In no time
B) By any means
D) By no means
17. It has been revealed that some government officials _______ their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves.
A) employ
C) neglect
B) overlook
D) abuse
18. He is not the cleverest student in the class, _______, but his hard work makes up for his intelligence.
A) being sure
C) to be sure
B) be sure
D) surely
19. _______ its economy continues to recover, the country is still confronted with the high unemployment.
A) Even though
C) Now that
B) If only
D) Provided that
20. The doctor eventually allowed him to go home on _______ that he remained in bed.
A) situation
C) promise
B) condition
D) approval
21. When it comes to _______ that prevents so many Americans from being as happy as one might expect, it seems to me that there are two causes.
A) why it does
C) what it is
B) what it does
D) why it is
22. It rained three days on end, so the water in the river _______ another two feet.
A) raised
C) rose
B) aroused
D) arose
23. _______ has been said before, this material expands a great deal with the increase of temperature.
A) It
C) That
B) As
D) What
24. The couple came to inspect the house thoroughly _______ buying it.
A) in the event of
C) with reference to
B) on account of
D) with a view to
25. I don't know anything about any of the books, so my choice was quite _______.
A) logical
C) voluntary
B) unconscious
D) arbitrary
26. I never dreams of _______ for me to be sent abroad for further study.
A) there to be a chance
C) there be a chance
B) there being a chance
D) being a chance
27. We oughtn't to have gone to the theatre last night; the performance, unfortunately, didn't really _______ our expectations.
A) come up to
C) meet with
B) go along with
D) arrive at
28. The housing committee has decided to give _______ to those married couples with only one child.
A) preference
C) superior
B) priority
D) prohibition
29. _______ the book a second time, and you will probably have quite different understanding of the characters.
A) Read
C) If you were to read
B) Reading
D) As you read
30. In the 1850s Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" became the best seller of the generation, _______ a great number of imitators.
A) inspired
C) inspiring
B) inspired by
D) to inspire