Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The play lasted two hours with a/an __________ of 15 minutes between part one and part two.




A.interval
B.pause
C.stop
D.interruption

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Poor management brought the company to ________ of collapse.




A.the edge
B.the foot
C.the ring
D.the brink

A.prevent
B.incident
C.event
D.intend

She can’t have any more children because of her age.




A.She is too young to have more children
B.She is too old to have more children
C.She is not young enough to have children
D.She is not enough to have more children

We went to see the play last night, and ________ for Tony, we all enjoyed it very much.




A.apart
B.aside
C.except
D.unless

(46) _____




A.single
B.scarce
C.lonely
D.unique

What the woman was saying were so important that I asked everyone to stop talking and listen.




A.What
B.was saying
C.were
D.to stop taking

The palace was badly damaged by fire, but was eventually restored to its original splendor.




A.renovated
B.refurbished
C.strengthened
D.devastated

Ms. Brown asked me …….. in my class.




A.how many students there were
B.were there how many students
C.how many students were there
D.there were how many students

The burglar was caught red-handed by the police when he broke into the flat.




A.The police caught the burglar to break into the flat.
B.The police caught the burglar breaking into the flat.
C.The police caught the burglar when breaking into the flat.
D.Then the burglar had broken into the flat, the police caught him at one.