31. “I couldn’t go to work yesterday, because my car broke down.” “You ____________ mine. I wasn’t
using it.”
A. could borrow
B. may borrow
C. could have borrowed
D. needn’t have borrowed
32. Jane was going to pay for the trip, but when she saw how much it was going to cost, she____________.
A. backed away
B. backed up
C. backed off
D. back out
33. “Where’s the nearest post office?” – “________________”.
A. Turn left and then turn right
B. It’s about two kilometers
C. It opens at nine o’clock
D. It takes at least twenty minutes by bus
34. He didn’t think much and just had a fractional hesitation before saying yes. What is the opposite meaning of the underlined word?
A. great
B. minimal
C. sectional
D. incomplete
35. I’m angry because you didn’t tell me the truth. I don’t like ______________.
A. deceiving
B. to deceive
C. having deceived
D. being deceived
36. He fell heavily and was immediately conscious of ____________ pain in his right arm.
A. strong
B. hard
C. raw
D. acute
37. George wouldn’t have met Mary ______________ to his brother’s graduation party.
A. had he not gone
B. had not he gone
C. if he has not gone
D. if he shouldn’t have gone
38. The teacher gave ____________ of the students a piece of paper.
A. every
B. each
C. few
D. a few
39. We ___________ a party next week and we ____________ at least 20 people.
A. are having – have already invited
B. have – have already invited
C. are going to have – already invite
D. are having- are already inviting
40. Van Gogh suffered from depression ____________ by overwork and ill-health.
A. put through
B. coming about
C. taken up
D. brought on