Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes, 10 points)

Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D.  Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

11. After a few rounds of talks, both sides regarded the territory dispute ___________.

A. being settled    B. to be settled      C. had settled       D. as settled

12. "Not until science became prominent ____________ be abolished", some people argue.

A. did slavery come to                   B. slavery to

C. had slavery come to                  D. that slavery came to

13. Jane was advised that she __________ singing lessons.

A. take          B. will take        C. had taken        D. took

14: All of us would have enjoyed the party much more if there ___________ quite such a crowd of people there.

A. weren´t        B. hasn´t been        C. hadn´t been       D. wouldn´t be

15. San Francisco is usually cool in summer, but Los Angeles _____________.

A. is rarely        B. is scarcely        C. hardly is         D. rarely is

16. You should have put the milk in the ice-box; I expect it __________ undrinkable by now.

A. became        B. had become       C. has become       D. becomes

17. The teacher tells William that he________ work hard next year.

A. will have to     B. would rather      C. has better        D. had rather

18. Whatever the causes, English at the end of the 20th century is more widely spoken and written than any other language ___________.

A. ever was        B. had ever been     C. has ever been     D. would ever be

19. The doctor is feeling the little girl´s pulse. He says it ___________ normal.

A. feels          B. is feeling        C. has felt          D. is felt

20. Tom ___________ better than to ask Dick for help.

A. shall know                        B. shouldn´t know