Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each of the following sentences. 

26. It is imperative ________ what to do when there is a fire.

A. he must know about B. that everyone know C. we knew D. that he knew

27. Our industrial output ________ from $2 million in 2002 to $4 million this year.

A. was rising B. rises C. rose D. has risen

28. That hotel is so expensive. They________ you sixty pounds for bed and breakfast.

A. charge B. fine C. take D. cost 

29. Under no circumstances________in public places.

A. should we allow to be smoked B. should smoking be allowed

C. we should allow smoking D. smoking should be allowed

30. The carefully nurtured gardens with a wide________of flowers and fruit trees have added elegance to this place and made it a major tourist attraction.

A. amount B. number C. species D. variety

31. Visitors to the local museum are mostly attracted by___________ table.

A. an old wooden Chinese beautiful B. an old beautiful wooden Chinese

C. a wooden old beautiful Chinese D. a beautiful old Chinese wooden

32. While I was looking through my old albums the other day, I ________ this photograph of my parents' wedding.

A. saw about B. looked down C. came across D. made up

33. We've already bought the house but won't ________ it until May, when the present occupants have moved out.

A. take possession of B. keep track of C. catch sight of D. gain recognition of

34. ________my mother's encouragement, I wouldn't have made such a daring decision.

A. In spite of B. Providing C. But for D. Due to

35. The young lady sat still in the afternoon breeze, with her hair________her back.

A. streaming down B. fallen against C. flowed down D. running over

36. Mai is a student in Ms Lan's writing class. She is asking for Ms Lan's comments on her last essay. Select the most suitable response to fill in the blank.

- Mai. "You must have found reading my essay very tiring." - Ms Lan. "________. I enjoyed it."

A. You are welcome B. Just in case C. At all costs D. Not in the least

37. My car may be ugly, but it's certainly ________ . In fact, I haven't had any problem with it for over five years.

A. dependable B. dependent C. independent D. dependant

38. Books and magazines________around made his room very untidy.

A. lying B. which lied C. laying D. that lie

39. Having traveled to different parts of our country, ________.

A. many interesting lifestyles and customs have been learned by us

B. we have learned a lot about interesting lifestyles and customs

C. much has been learned about interesting lifestyles and customs

D. we are seeing a lot of interesting lifestyles and customs

40. He wasn't attending the lecture properly and missed most of________.

A. what the teacher said B. which the teacher said

C. things said by the teacher D. that the teacher said

41. Angelas enthusiasm makes________ her lack of work experience.

A. off with B. up with C. up for D. up to

42. After the car crash last night, all the injured ________ to the hospital in an ambulance.

A. was rushing B. were rushed C. was rushed D. were rushing

43. The inflation rate in Venezuela is five times________my country, he said.

A. as much as B. more than C. as many as that in D. as high as that in

44. If you dont stop smoking, you ________ the risk of developing chronic bronchitis.

A. bear B. take C. make D. run

45. With ________, it is obvious that our approach to the problem was completely wrong.

A. retrospect B. hindsight C. afterthought D. review