Choose the answer that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
_______ it were well paid, I would accept this proposal.
A.Providing    
B.Unless     
C.But for    
D.If only

______(19)
A.very         
B.too                     
C.much              
D.enough

Which of the following year was jazz popular outside the United States?
A.1915      
B.1900
C.1925    
D. 1940

Choose the word that best completes each of these sentences
She thinks chatting on the Internet is time __________.
A.consume 
B.consumer 
C.consuming 
D.consumption

_________(63)
A.Although    
B.However   
C.Therefore 
D.Despite

Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes the sentence.
I’m really angry ____ John for his total lack ____ responsibility ____ work.
A.with / of / for   
B.at / in / to  
C.in / from / of     
D.about / off / in

Choose A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
 Traffic began to flow normally again after the accident.
A.strangely and irregularly
B.repeatedly in different modes
C.in the usual or ordinary way
D.with the same speed

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
I strongly recommend that you should take out an insurance policy in the house for your own peace of mind.
A.to stop you sleeping                                   
B.to stop you worrying         
C. to stop you thinking                 
D.to stop you believing

It can be inferred from the passage that _________
A.natural gas is useless
B.people once wasted natural gas
C.natural gas is moved in trucks
D.natural gas is found where there's no petroleum

Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. 
Many communities are dependent oil groundwater ..... from wells for their water supply.
A.that obtained  
B.obtained 
C.is obtained    
D.obtain it