A. through B. thorough C. though D. thought
32. E-mail writing has became the usual means of communication _______ people some distance away.
A. for B. on C. to C. with
33. It is a good idea for parents to monitor the _____ as well as the kind of television that their children watch.
A. number B. size C. amount D. screen
34. I’m afraid that there isn’t _____ for you in my car.
A. place B. seat C. corner D. room
35. It suddenly _____ to me that we could use a computer to do the job.
A. happened B. occurred C. agreed D. presented
36. The old people often raise ______ for the sake of companionship.
A. pets B. pipes C. pills D. pies
37. The river here is very wide but ____, so you can walk across it.
A. narrow B. arrow C. shallow D. hollow
38. The streets were empty ____ the policemen on duty.
A. besides B. except C. excepting D. except for
39. Don’t leave matches or cigarettes on the table within the _____ of little children.
A. hand B. reach C. space D. distance
40. –How did you pay the workers?
–As a rule , they were paid by ______.
A. the hour B. an hour C. hour D. the time
40.—How did you pay the workers?
—As a rule, there were paid by_____.
A. the hour B. an hour
C. hour D. the time
41.____ of the students in our class are from the north.
A. Two ninth B. Second ninth
C. Second nines D. Two ninths
42. My father has classes ____ day: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
A. each other B. every other
C. this and the other D. all other
43. This morning Jack came to school late____.
A. than usual B. as usual
C. like usual D. like usually
44. I’m putting on weight. The doctor has warned me to ____sugar.
A. keep up B. keep back
C. keep off D. keep away
45. We were ____ for half an hour in the traffic and so we arrived late.
A. kept up B. held up
C. cut up D. brought up
