Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
My brother ______ while he ______ his bicycle and hurt himself.
A.had fallen / rode
B.was falling / rode
C.fell / was riding
D.had fallen / was riding

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Mr. Kane finds it hard to _______ friendly relations with his thoughtless neighbors.
A.confide
B.maintain
C.sacrifice
D.precede

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It is now over seventy years since Lindbergh _______ across the Atlantic.
A.has been flying
B.flew
C.had flown
D.has flown

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Galileo proved that the earth _______ round the sun.
A.goes
B.went
C.is going
D.was going

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_______ he hasn’t had any formal qualifications, he has managed to do very well.
A.Despite
B.Although
C.If
D.Whereas

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We are considering having ______ for the coming lunar New Year.
A.redecorated our flat
B.our flat redecorated
C.to redecorate our flat
D.our flat to be redecorated

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Valentine’s Day, ______ from Roman, is now celebrated all over the world.
A.to originate
B.originating
C.originated
D.orginate

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New machinery has enhanced the company’s productivity and ______.
A.competitiveness
B.competitive
C.competitor
D.competition

(41. STRAIGHT) _____
A.straightforward
B.straighting
C.straighten
D.straightener

(43. REDUCTION) ______
A.reductibility
B.reductant
C.reducing
D.reduce