1. We agreed to accept ______ they thought was not the best tourist guide.
A. whatever
B. whichever
C. whoever
D. whomever
2. It is human nature to think back to a Golden Age ______ one's country was strong and respected.
A. unless
B. provided
C. as
D. when
3. ______ when she started complaining.
A. Not until he arrived
B. Hardly had he arrived
C. No sooner had he arrived
D. Scarcely did he arrive
4. There is little we can do about it, ______?
A. is there
B. can't we
C. isn't there
D. can we
5. “Not until science became prominent ______ be abolished”, some people argue.
A. did slavery come to
B. slavery to
C. had slavery come to
D. that slavery came to
6. By the fifth decade of the 2lst century, international commercial air traffic is expected ______ beyond today's levels.
A. to have extended
B. to be extending
C. being extended
D. having been extended
7. ______, heat is produced.
A. Certain chemicals are mixed together
B. That certain chemicals are mixed together
C. Whenever certain chemicals are mixed together
D. The mixing together of certain chemicals
8. If I were in movie, then it would be about time that I ______ my head in my hands for a cry.
A. bury
B. am burying
C. buried
D. would bury
9. The earthquake ______ not have come at a worse time for the war-torn country.
A. could
B. must
C. would
D. might
10. The police accused him of setting fire to the building but he denied ______ in the area on the night of the fire.
A. to be
B. to have been
C. having been
D. be
11. Tom's mother tried hard to persuade him to ______ from his intention to invest his savings in stock market.
A. pull out
B. give up
C. draw in
D. back down
12. From this material we can ______ hundreds of what you may call direct products.
A. derive
B. discern
C. diminish
D. displace
13. Although the national government has introduced some new laws on this subject, it is ______ state governments which are responsible for pollution control.
A. precisely
B. primarily
C. progressively
D. preliminarily
14. George enjoys talking about people's private affairs. He is a ______.
A. solicitor
B. coward
C. gossip
D. rebel
15. If businessmen are taxed too much, they will no longer be motivated to work hard, with the result that incomes from taxation might actually ______.
A. shrink
B. delay
C. disperse
D. sink
16. Of the immigrants who came to America in the first three quarters of the seventeenth century, the ______ majority was English.
A. overwhelming
B. overflowing
C. overtaking
D. overloading
17. The honest young man ______ the boss that he would try his best for excellence.
A. ensured
B. assured
C. secured
D. insured
18. To impress a future employer, you should dress neatly, be ______, and present yourself at work.
A. swift
B. instant
C. timely
D. punctual
19. Using extremely different decorating schemes in adjoining rooms may result in ______ and lack of unity in style.
A. conflict
B. confrontation
C. disturbance
D. disharmony
20. Being impatient is ______ with being a good teacher.
A. intrinsic
B. ingenious
C. incompatible
D. inherent