A) had interrupted B) would have interrupted
C) to have interrupted D) to interrupt
46. Despite their good service, most inns are less costly than hotels of _______ standards.
A) equivalent B) alike C) uniform D) likely
47. _______ for your help, we' d never have been able to get over the difficulties.
A) Had it not B) If it were not
C) Had it not been D) If we had not been
48. Some people _______ avoid questions of right and wrong or remain neutral about them.
A) violently B) enthusiastically C) sincerely D) deliberately
49. There is no easy solution to Japan's labour _______
A) decline B) vacancy C) rarity D) shortage
50. I'm sure your suggestion will _______ the problem.
A) contribute to solving B) be contributed to solve
C) contribute to solve D) be contributed to solving
51. I left for the office earlier than usual this morning_______ traffic jam.
A) in line with B) for the sake of
C) in case of D) at the risk of
52. Some areas, _______ their severe weather conditions, are hardly populated.
A) due to B) in spite of C) but for D) with regard to
53. The new washing machines are _______ at the rate of fifty a day.
A) turned up B) turned down C) turned out D) turned in
54. On turning the corner, we saw the road _______ steeply.
A) departing B) descending C) decreasing D) depressing
55. The managing director took the _______ for the accident, although
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fault.
A) guilt B) blame C) charge D) accusation
56. Once they had fame, fortune, secure futures; _______ is utter poverty.
A) now that all is left B) now all that is left
C) now all which is left D) now all what is left
57. The shop- assistant was straight with his customers. If an article was of _______ quality
he'd tell them so.
A) humble B) inferior C) minor D) awkward
58. His tastes and habits _______ with those of his wife.
A) combine B) compete C) coincide D) compromise
59. The branches could hardly _______the weight of the fruit.
A) retain B) sustain C) maintain D) remain
60. With all its advantages, the computer is by no means without its _______
A) boundaries B) restraints C) confinements D) limitations
61. Visitors are asked to _______ with the regulations.
A) contrast B) consult C) comply D) conflict
62. He _______ so much work that he couldn't really do it efficiently.
A) put on B) turned on C) brought on D) took on
63. _______ should any money be given to a small child.
A) On no account B) From all accounts
C) Of no account D) By all accounts
64. Without facts, we cannot form a worthwhile opinion for we need to have factual knowledge
_______ our thinking.
A) which to be based on B) which to base upon
C) upon which to base D) to which to be based
65. _______ that they may eventually reduce the amount of labor needed on construction sites
by 90 percent.
A) So clever are the construct
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B) So clever the construction robots are
C) Such construction robots are clever
D) Such clever construction robots are