25. After several hours on the road, they became to the fact that they would never go home by nightfall. a. dejected b. resigned c. depressed d. disillusioned → b 26. Never a gift horse in the mouth. a. feel b. catch c. look d. hold →c 27. Would you my switching the television on now? a. disapprove b. mind c. want d. object →b 28. When the police examined the house, they found that someone had with the cash. a. touched b. tampered c. broken d. hindered → b 29. You better be careful not to miss the flight! a. would b. had c. should d. did →b 30. By the end of last year he four Shakespeare plays. a. read b. had read c. has read d. was reading → b 31. What bird is the symbol of the United States? The a. turkey b. eagle c. owl d. bear →b 32. People no longer smoke cigarettes as they used to. a. so much b. so many c. such much d. such many → b 33. The American Civil War was a war between the a. North and the South b. East and the West c. United States and Great Britain d. colored and the white →a 34. Some improvements in the bus service in this town. a. have recently been made b. has recently been made c. were recently made d. have been recently made → a 35. It is imperative that this bridge …… before May. a. were built b. built c. be build d. build →c 36. No sooner had Linda bought a new radio …… Daisy bought a better one. a. when b. after c. until d. than → d 37. He returned the borrowed book . a. the next very day b. the next day very c. the very next day d. the very day next →c 38. Turn left into the third on the left and the second on the right. a. took b. taking c. taken d. take → d 39. Do you remember what I told me? I don’t recall about it. a. having told b. having been told c. to have told d. to have been told →b 40. Please me a line or ring me at the office. a. take b. let c. drop d. leave → c 41. John appears some weight, has he been ill? a. having lost b. having been lost c. to have lost d. to have been lost →c 42. Is this hotel you could find? a. best b. the best c. better d. the better → b 43. “Would you like to go to the cinema?” “No, thank you, I would stay home.” a. better b. like c. rather d. prefer →c 44. This building by the end of 2004. a. will be finished b. will have been finished c. will finish d. will have finished → b 45. I suggest that the matter reconsidered. a. has b. being c. is d. be →d 46. If I knew the answer, I you right away. a. would tell b. will tell c. told