1. My pain ____ apparent the moment I walked into the room, for the first man I met asked sympathetically: “Are you feeling all right?”
    A. must be B. must have been C. had been D. had to be
    2. It is only when you nearly lose someone ____ fully conscious of how much you value him.
    A. do you become B.then you become
    C. that you become D.have you become
    3. Just as the soil is a part of the earth, ____ the atmosphere.
    A. as it is B. so is C. the same as D. and so is
    4. While driving along the treacherous road, ____.
    A. my right rear tyre blew out
    B. my right rear tyre had a blowout
    C.I had a blownout on my right rear tyre
    D. I had my right rear tyre blowout
    5. Jean Wagner’s most enduring contribution to the study of Afro American poetry is his insistence that it ____ in a religious, as well as worldly, frame of reference.
    A. is to be analysed B. has been analysed
    C. be analysed D. should have been analysed
    6.____ there is little we can do to modify the weather, we can at least know what kind of weather to expect.
    A. Since B.When C.While D. Unless
    7.This organization brought Western artists together in the hope of making more of an impact on the art community ____ any of them could individually and to promote Western art by women.
    A. rather than B.rather C. than D. other than
    8. But the Swiss discovered long years ago that constant warfare brought them ____ suffering and poverty.
    A. anything but B. nothing but
    C. none other than D. no more than
    9. After ____ seemed an endless wait, it was her turn to step into the doctor’s office.
    A.it B.that C.what D. which
    10. The board deemed it’s urgent that these files ____right away.
    A. had to be printed B. should have been printed
    C. must be printed D. should be printed
    11. His answer was so confused that I could hardly make any ____of it at all.
    A. explanation B. meaning C. sense D. interpretation
    12. You should have your eyes tested every year in case the ____of your spectacles need changing.
    A. lenses B.glasses C.sights D.crystals
    13. The school committee hoped that their choice of play would be ______ with the students and their parents.
    A. recognized B. popular C. favorable D. fascinated
    14. By cutting down trees we ____ the natural home of birds and animals.
    A. harm B. hurt C. injure D. damage
    15. Mr. Robinson knew that the most trivial chore could prove to be a ____ if approached with enthusiasm.
    A. prize B. reward C.refund D. bonus
    16. The trade union  s in this industry are ____ any reduction in wages.
    A. objecting against B. opposed to
    C. reacted to D.resisting against
    17. She was teaching me ____ you would teach a younger child to speak the language.
    A. the way B.in the way C. a way D.to the way
    18. The Brownings have not ____ yet and I doubt whether they will come.
    A turned in B. turned out C.turned up D. turned to
    19.We went on a(n) ____ to the mountain yesterday.
    A.excursion B.trip C. tour D. travel
    20.When Sarah and I ____ on an article for the school newspaper, we found it difficult to work together.
    A. compiled B. gathered
    C. collaborated D. collected
    21.Beth could ____ her coat because it had largered buttons
    A. recognize B.prove C.define D. claim
    22.Postal ____ are determined by the class and weight of the parcel mailed.
    A. taxes B.payment C. fees D. premium
    23.My father is so deaf that he has to use a hearing____.
    A. help B. aid C.support D.tool
    24.On New Year’s Eve, there will be a firework ____at People’s Square.
    A. display B.performance C. show D. exhibition
    25.The ____ of beer and alcohol in New Zealand is very high.
    A. consumption B. use C.drink D. absorption