Test 2
1. Frequently single-parent children ________ some of the functions that the absent adult in the house would have served.
A) take after
B) take on
C) take off
D) take in
2. When I checked my change, I found that I ________ $5 more than I should have paid.
A) have charged
B) have been charged
C) had charged
D) had been charged
3. Such ________ the case, there are no grounds to justify your dissatisfaction.
A) is
B) be
C) being
D) to be
4. ________ that he realized it was too late to go back home.
A) Hardly it grew dark
B) No sooner it grew dark
C) Scarcely it grew dark
D) It was no until dark
5. As soon as the meeting was over, the committee members all went their ________ ways.
A) perspective
B) respective
C) relative
D) alternative
6. Smith seldom went swimming in summer, ________.
A) his brother didn't too
B) his brother also didn't
C) so didn't his brother
D) nor did his brother
7. Abraham Lincoln devoted his whole life to ________ the liberation of the black people.
A) caring for
B) being cared for
C) care for
D) be cared for
8. It is reported that over a third of the population in that area have no ________ to the health service.
A) approach
B) access
C) admission
D) acquaintance 9. They expected a living place with water ________ abundant that it could supply their needs forever
A) so
B) such
C) too
D) as
10. John was not his cheerful self because he was ________ by the police with breaking the law.
A) arrested
B) accused
C) sentenced
D) charged
11. He studied at a famous college when he was young, ________ contributes to his success in later life.
A) it
B) that
C) which
D) what
12. Foreign students find certain structures particularly difficult; ________ , the teacher needs a reliable source of practice material to put these points across effectively.
A) eventually
B) inevitably
C) consequently
D) consistently
13. I'd rather you ________ me a new clock instead of having it repaired as you did.
A) give
B) gave
C) have given
D) had given
14. There is no point ________ to work out another plan.
A) to try
B) in trying
C) if you try
D) of trying
15. American women had been ________ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.
A) denied
B) rejected
C) ignored
D) neglected
16. The committee members resented ________ them of the meeting. A) the president that he didn't tell
B) the president that he failed to inform
C) the president not to inform
D) the president's not informing
17. I'd like to ________ the holiday arrangements once more before we leave tomorrow.
A) go over
B) go for
C) go about
D) go round
18. The statesman and writer you talked with last week ________ at today's conference.
A) are present
B) is present
C) are attending
D) is attending
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