17. Scientists cannot agree on _____________ related to other orders of insects.

A. that fleas are                B. how fleas are              C. how are fleas            D. fleas that are

18. The authorities are determined to take tougher__________to reduce crime.

      A. situations                      B. measures                     C. requirements            D. interests

19. The old theater is in need of complete__________.

      A. renew                           B. rebuild                        C. renovation                D. review

20. Prior to the economic reform, the country had experienced many years of a __________ economy.

      A. stagnant                        B. fluent                          C. fluently                     D. smoothly

21. Education is our first__________now. We are trying to do what we can to make it better.

      A. prior                             B. prioritization               C. priory                       D. priority

22. They have made a substantial change; that means, they have made a(n) __________change.

      A. economic                      B. considerable               C. steady                       D. subtle

23. M.D. played much better than their opponents; they almost__________the match.

      A. dominated                    B. eliminated                   C. activated                  D. terminated

24. The company was__________because of a shortage of orders.

      A. solved                           B. resolved                      C. dissolved                  D. involved

25. It looks like they're going to succeed __________their present difficulties.

      A. because of                    B. despite                        C. yet                            D. even though

26. In spite of______, we decided to go out.

A. tired                             B. feeling tired                C. all of us felt tired     D. we felt very tired

27. “Do you mind if I borrow a chair?"                          “____ Do you need only one?”

A. Yes, I would.              B. Yes, I do.                    C. Not at all.                  D. I'm sorry.

28. My parents saw a ________ play last night.

A. three - act                     B. three - acts                  C. three acts                  D. three act

29. Lucy was late for school this morning because the alarm didn’t ______ as usual

A. get off                          B. go off                         C. ring off                     D. take off

30. These books belong to you. I’m sure they are_____.

A. you’re                           B. your’s                         C. yours                        D. your

31. The other day I came________ a really beautiful  old house in the back streets of London.

A. over                              B. down                          C. by                             D. across

32. He was looked _____ by others because of his poverty.

A. out for                          B. up to                           C. down upon               D. into

33. He bought the cottage__________renovating it and then selling at a large profit.

A. with a view to              B. with a target of           C. his goal being           D. aiming to

34. She _____ down completely on hearing of her friend's death.

A. broke                           B. turned                         C. put                            D. fell

35. We intend to _________with the old system as soon as  we have developed a  better one

A. do up                            B. do away                      C. do in                         D. do down