1. Bread and butter _____ liked by westerners.

A is B are C were D be

2. Even if his letter _____ tomorrow, it _____ too late to do anything.

A will arrive … is B should arrive … were

C arrives … will be D arrives … would be

3. Under this ______ press some of the rocks even became liquid.

A intensive B weighty C intense D bulky

4. Of course, most immigrants did not get rich overnight, but the _____ of them were eventually able to improve upon their

former standard of living.

A maximum B minority C majority D minimum

5. The beach is an ideal _____ to draw tourists.

A condition B situation C state D publicity

6. It is only when you nearly lose someone _____ fully conscious of how much you value him.

A do you become

B then you become

C that you become

D have you become

7. Just as the soil is a part of the earth, _____ the atmosphere.

A as it is B so is C the same as D and so is

8. _____ there is little we can do to modify the weather, we can at least know what kind of weather to expect.

A since B when C while D unless

9. This organization brought western artists together in the hope of making more of an impact on the art community _____

any of them could individually and to promote western art by women.

A rather than B rather C than D other

10. After _____ seemed an endless wait, it was her turn to step into the doctor’s office.

A it B that C what D which

11. She was teaching me _____ you would teach a younger child to speak the language.

A the way B in the way C a way D to the way

12. We went on a(n) _____ to the mountain yesterday.

A excursion B trip C tour D travel

13. _____ before, his first performance for the amateur dramatic group was a success.

A Though having never acted

B As he had never acted

C Despite he had never acted

D In spite of his having never acted

14. No one would have time to read or listen to everything _____ going on in the world.

A it is B as is C there is D what is

15. It was during summer breaks that we first taste the satisfaction that work _____ into hard currency.

A translates B transfers C transplants D transmits

16. Do you know how the war ____?

A win B was won C was winning D had won

17. The world’s supplies of copper _____.

A have been gradually being exhausted

B have gradually exhausted

C are gradually exhausted

D are being gradually exhausted

18. _____ is no reason for discharging her.

A Because she was a few minutes late

B owing to a few minutes being late

C The fact that she was a few minutes late

D Being a few minutes late

19. Recently we ____ each other everyday.