Test 3
1. Mr. Johnson said he could not ________ to retire from work and live only on his pension.
A) risk
B) afford
C) tolerate
D) restrain
2. He stood at the platform and waved his hand ________ the train was out of the sight.
A) unless
B) until
C) since
D) once
3. Our new house is very ________ for me as I can get to the office in five minutes.
A) convenient
B) comfortable
C) adaptable
D) available
4. The doctor is feeling the little girl's pulse. He says it ________ normal.
A) is feeling
B) has felt
C) feels
D) is felt
5. Quite a few books are published, and quite a few magazine articles are written on the subject, all ________ to tell the job seekers what they should do.
A) try
B) trying
C) have tried
D) are trying
6. Barbara ________ in doing it again though she had failed more than a dozen times.
A) insisted
B) consisted
C) assisted
D) persisted
7. I thought I heard a bomb ________ off at midnight.
A) go
B) went
C) gone
D) to go
8. Only by exerting his greatest effort ________ .
A) he lifted up the stone
B) up he lifted the stone
C) he was able to lift up the stone
D) was he able to lift up the stone 9. The aged scientist still showed great ________ in pursuing new knowledge.
A) comparison
B) evaluation
C) enthusiasm
D) recreation
10. Nobody except the family members and their relatives ________ permitted to attend the ceremony.
A) is
B) are
C) being
D) have been
11. Some days go by much more quickly than others. Some hours seem as if they ________ .
A) should never end
B) might never end
C) will never end
D) would never end
12. He didn't go to the station on time, ________ he didn't meet his parents.
A) therefore
B) so
C) since
D) which
13. It was much to our surprise that Tom ________ such a good position as a sales manager.
A) turned over
B) turned to
C) turned down
D) turned away
14. From the tears in the girl's eyes we understood that something sad ________.
A) might occur
B) should occur
C) must have occurred
D) would have occurred
15. Tom's university education gave him an advantage ________ boys who had not been to a college.
A) above
B) over
C) than
D) to
16. Finally the workers got the reply ________ the Government could do nothing to improve the working conditions.
A) which
B) whether
C) that
D) about
17. No one needs to feel awkward in ________ his own customs.
A) pursuing
B) seeking
C) chasing
D) following
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