d. by → a 28. Before you sign the contract, in mind that you won’t be able to change anything later. a. bear b. hold c. retain d. reserve → b 29. All my money is up in the new car I have bought. a. connected b. trapped c. tied d. limited → c 30. It was so hot that the in the wood actually dried up last summer. a. flood b. bath c. bowl d. pond → d 31. When my younger sister was a child she used to want to to play the piano. a. know b. learn c. make d. discover → b 32. The building of the new bridge will …………. as planned. a. go up b. go ahead c. go out d. go on → b 33. I ask him for the money he owes me, he says he will bring it in a few days, but I don’t think he has got it at all. a. Whenever b. However c. Whatever d. Wherever → a 34. We must tell you about our when we first arrived in Paris. a. incidents b. happenings c. events d. experience → d 35. What a nice coat! And the color you. a. fits b. matches c. suits d. shows → c 36. The traffic in town was very and I got home earlier than expected. a. light b. weak c. little d. few → a 37. I was to steal the camera when I saw it lying on the table. a. attracted b. tempted c. dragged d. brought → b 38. She was furious after the argument she had had, and out of the house, slamming the door behind her. a. stormed b. staggered c. trudged d. hopped → a 39. She was forced to get out of the city and had to her children behind. a. desert b. leave c. let d. abandon → b 40. We managed to survive a little boy from the burning car in the of time. a. tick b. wink c. nick d. brink → c 41. Mike seems very quiet, but it would be a mistake to his intelligence. a. devalue b. depreciate c. minimize d. underrate → d 42. Not only visit Korea but they plan to stop off in the UK as well. a. they plan to b. they must c. will they d. are they paying → c 43. Joseph had become to scenes of human distress after many years as a doctor. a. experienced b. hardened c. expert d. unemotional → b 44. After the meeting, the staff went back to their offices. a. prospective b. respected c. respective d. perspective → c 45. Given the present economic situation, it be best to wait before making further wage demands. a. seemed b. should c. might d. ought → b 46. Patricia couldn’t be present at the meeting as the date with her holidays. a. occurred b. struck c. opposed d. clashed → d 47. I’m going to the launderette because my washing machine has