21. I was very tired. Otherwise, I ______ to the theatre with you.

　　A. had gone

　　B. would go

　　C. went

　　D. would have gone

　　22. ______ gathering and storing information, the computer can also solve complicated problems.

　　A. Not only

　　B. Except

　　C. Unless

　　D. Besides

　　23. The airport is five miles ______.

　　A. from here far

　　B. from here away

　　C. far from here

　　D. away from here

　　24. They showed me the spot ______ the accident took place.

　　A. there

　　B. that

　　C. where

　　D. which

　　25. ______to wait for hours, she brought along a book to read.

　　A. Expected

　　B. To expect

　　C. Expects

　　D. Expecting

　　26. ______ since she was a young girl, she had wanted to become an actress.

　　A. Always

　　B. Ever

　　C. Long

　　D. Frequently

　　27. Arabic is a language I found ______ to learn.

　　A. it difficult

　　B. that difficult

　　C. difficult it

　　D. difficult

　　28. The fact ______ shows that he was never really serious about coming.

　　A. that he didn’t turn up

　　B. which he didn’t turn up

　　C. he didn’t turn up

　　D. for him not to turn up

　　29. Let’s ______ the problem for the time being: we can return to it later.

　　A. settle

　　B. stop

　　C. interrupt

　　D. leave

　　30. He finds it difficult to ______ himself to the climate.

　　A. apply

　　B. account

　　C. avail

　　D. accustom

　　31. When she heard the bad news, she ______ completely.

　　A. broke away

　　B. broke down

　　C. broke out

　　D. broke through

　　32. The novel ended happily, and the young couple were married in the ______.

　　A. final

　　B. closing

　　C. end

　　D. conclusion

　　33. The building ______ mostly undamaged after the earthquake, and only minor repairs were necessary.

　　A. recovered

　　B. consisted

　　C. lasted

　　D. remained

　　34. I saw a traffic ______ this morning.

　　A. event

　　B. accident

　　C. conflict

　　D. damage

　　35. The desert was regarded as ______ for settlement.

　　A. uncertain

　　B. unable

　　C. unfit

　　D. unlike

　　36. Kindness is the most important ______ a man can have.

　　A. habit

　　B. property

　　C. quality

　　D. effect

　　37. John’s score on the test is the highest in class; he ______ last night.

　　A. must have studied

　　B. had studied

　　C. must study

　　D. studied

　　38. ______ to the speaker for five minutes, he got up and left.

　　A. Listened

　　B. To listen

　　C. Listening

　　D. Having listened

　　39. He was very busy yesterday; otherwise he ______ to the meeting.

　　A. had come

　　B. would come

　　C. could come

　　D. would have come

　　40. We are opposed to ______ without him.

　　A. have a party

　　B. we have a party

　　C. us have a party

　　D. having a party