1.The football match was postponed ____________________the bad weather. A. because                B. in spite                  C. despite                  D. because of 2.__________________students attended the meeting that there weren’t enough chairs for all of them. A. Too many             B. So many                C. So few                   D. So much 3.Maria: “Thanks for the lovely evening.” – Diana: “_________________________.” A. Oh, that’s right                                        B. No, it’s not good C. Yes, it’s really great                               D. I’m glad you enjoyed it 4.“Please, will you just tidy your room, and stop _____________________excuses!” A. having                   B. making                  C. doing                     D. taking 5.The kitchen ____________________dirty because she has just cleaned it. A. may be                  B. mustn’t be             C. can’t be                D. should be 6.“Buy me a newspaper on your way back, ____________________?” A. will you                B. don’t you              C. can’t you               D. do you 7.The library card will give you free access ______________the Internet eight hours a day. A. on                          B. to                            C. in                            D. from 8.John paid $2 for his meal, _________________he had thought it would cost. A. not so many as       B. less as          C. not as much         D. not so much as 9.He _________________to the doctor after the accident, but he continued to play instead. A. didn’t have to go B. must have gone    C. couldn’t go   D. should have gone 10.The United States consists of fifty States, __________________has its own government. A. each of which      B. each of that           C. hence each            D. they each 11.Susan’s doctor insists _____________________for a few days. A. her to rest             B. that she rest          C. her resting             D. that she is resting 12.____________________he arrived at the bust stop when the bus came. A. No sooner had     B. No longer has       C. No until had         D. Hardly had 13.“Should we bring a lot of money on the trip?”  “Yes. ___________________we decide to stay longer.” A. In case                  B. So that                   C. Though                  D. Because 14.She had to hand in her notice ____________________advance when she decided to leave the job. A. with                       B. from                       C. in                            D. to 15.“Mum, I’ve got 600 on the TOEFL test.” – “ ________________________” A. Good job!             B. Oh, hard luck!      C. Good way.           D. You are right. 16.Only when you grow up _____________________the truth. A. do you know        B. will you know      C. you know              D. you will know 17.He’s even worse than his sister _______________________math. A. at                           B. in                            C. with                        D. for 18.I asked two people the way to the station, but _________________of them knew. A. none                      B. either                     C. both                       D. neither 19.The accident was my fault, so I had to pay for the damage ______________the other car. A. to                           B. of                            C. for                          D. at 20.____________________, the results couldn’t be better. A. No matter what he tried hard                B. No matter how hard he tried hard         C. Although very hard he tried                  D. Despite how hard he tried 21._____________________the storm, the ship couldn’t reach its destination on time. A. In case of              B. In spite of              C. Because of            D. But for 22.I have bought a present for my mother, and now I need some ____________________. A. paper wrapper     B. wrap paper       C. wrapped paper    D. wrapping paper 23.The equipment in our office needs _______________________. A. moderner              B. modernizing         C. modernized          D. modernization 24._____________________opening her eyes, she saw everyone standing around her bed. A. At                          B. Over                       C. As                           D. On 25.Computer is one of the most important ___________________of the 20th century. A. inventings                        B. inventories           C. inventions             D. inventors 26.Some drivers seem to expect everyone else to get __________________their way. A. away from            B. out of                     C. off                          D. after 27.Hair color is one of __________________characteristics to be used in identifying people. A. the most obviously                                 B. most obvious C. obviously the most                                 D. the most obvious 28.I finished my homework a few days ahead ____________________the deadline. A. of                           B. to                            C. by                           D. at 29.He hurried _________________he wouldn’t be late for class. A. since                     B. as if                        C. unless                    D. so that 30.He felt _________________when he failed the exams the second time. A. discouraged         B. annoyed                C. undecided             D.determined