50 As a result of careless washing the jacket ________ to a child’s size.
A) compressed B) shrank
C) dropped D) decreased

51 He hoped the firm would _________ him to the Paris branch.
A) exchange B) transmit
C) transfer D) remove

52 Having decided to rent a flat, we __________ contacting all the accommodation agencies in the city.
A) set about B) set down
C) set out D) set up

53 The relationship between employers and employees has been studied ________.
A) originally B) extremely
C) violently D) intensively

54 __________ their differences. The couple were developing an obvious and genuine affection for each other.
A) But for B) For all
C) Above all D) Except for

55 One day I _________ a newspaper article about the retirement of an English professor at a nearby state college.
A) came across B) came about
C) came after D) came at

56 She was complaining that the doctor was ________ too much for the treatment he was giving her.
A) expending B) offering
C) costing D) charging

57 The manager spoke highly of such _______ as loyalty, courage and truthfulness shown by his employees.
A) virtues B) features
C) properties D) characteristics

58 Since the matter was extremely _______, we dealt with it immediately.
A) tough B) tense
C) urgent D) instant

59 You don’t have to be in such a hurry, I would rather you _______ on business first.
A) would go B) will go
C) went D) have gone

60 When I try to understand ________ that prevents so many Americans from being as happy as one might expect, it seems to me that there are two causes.
A) why it does B) what it does
C) what it is D) why it is