40. In order to show his boss what a careful worker he was, he took _______ trouble over the figures.
A) extensive B) spare C) extra D) supreme

41. --"May I speak to your manager Mr. Williams at five o’clock tonight?"
--"I’m sorry. M. Williams _______ to a conference long before then."
A) will have gone B) had gone C) would have gone D) has gone

42. You _______ him so closely; you should have kept your distance.
A) shouldn’t follow B) mustn’t follow
C) couldn’t have been following D) shouldn’t have been following

43. The growth of parta2time and flexible working patterns, and of training and retraining schemes, _______ more women to

take advantage of employment opportunities.
A) have allowed B) allow C) allowing D) allows

44. Everybody _______ in the hall where they were welcomed by the secretary.
A) assembled B) accumulated C) piled D) joined

45. Putting in a new window will _______ cutting away part of the roof.
A) include B) involve C) contain D) comprise

46. Living in the western part of the country has its problems, _______ obtaining fresh water is not the least.
A) with which B) for which C) of which D) which

47. In the _______ of the project not being a success, the investors stand to lose up to $30 million.
A) face B) time C) event D) course

48. The manager would rather his daughter _______ in the same office.
A) had not worked B) not to work C) does not work D) did not work

49. _______, he does get annoyed with her sometimes.
A) Although much he likes her B) Much although he likes her
C) As he likes her much D) Much as he likes her

50. The British constitution is _______ a large extent a product of the historical events described above.
A) within B) to C) by D) at