20. The government ________ to take action against the rate of unemployment . A. to be expected B. to expect C. is expected D. be expected 21. When we came , a party _________ in the hall A. is being held B. had being held C. will be held D. was being held 22. I understood what you said . ________ I didn’t agree with you . A. So B. Although C. However D. Therefore 23. I turned on the electric fan _______ the room was hot . A. beCâuse B. despite C. although D. so 24. Mr Black has coughed a lot and he has to _____ smoking. A. look up B.wash up C. give up D. hold up 25. Jack asked me ____. A. where do you come from? B. where I came from C. where I come from D. where did I come from? 26. She asked me ____ I liked pop music. A. when B. what C. if D. x 27. The doctor ____ him to take more exercise. A. told B. tell C. have told D. are telling 28. I wanted to know ____ return home. A. when would she B. when will she C. when she will D. when she would 29. Claire told me that her father ____ a race horse. A. owns B. owned C. owning D. A and B 30. What did that man say ____? A. at you B. for you C. to you D. you 31. I rang my friend in Australia yesterday, and she said it ____ raining there. A. is B. were C. has been D. was 32. The builders have ____ that everything will be ready on time. A. promised B. promise C. promises D. promising 33. The doctor ____ him to take more exercise. A. told B. tell C. have told D. are telling 34. The last time I saw Linda, she looked very relaxed. She explained she'd been on holiday the ____ week. A. ago B. following C. next D. previous 35. Fossil fuels which are non-renewable pollute the air and cause air ____. A. pollution B. solution C. contaminate D. consumption 36. Recycling provides a method of reducing the amount of waste materials that gets to the landfills - thus ____ it less probable for environmental pollution to take place. A. making B. doing C. causing D. trying 37. If wastes are thrown ____, they can cause pollution in water, land and air. A. inappropriately B. disappointingly C. eco-friendly D. favourably 38. Trees not only bring nature to urban areas, but they also help clean the air by absorbing pollutants, ____ oxygen, ____ water, and grow food. A. to provide - to save B. to provide - save C. providing - saving D. provide - save 39. Air pollution is such a serious ____ that it has been a direct factor in the ____ of millions of people each year. A. threat - death B. threat - deaths C. threaten - death D. threaten - deaths 40. Sometimes it's better not to buy something new, and buy it ____ instead. A. used B. usable C. use D. useful 41. He asked the children ____ the river. A. don't pollute B. if they don't pollute C. not to pollute D. not polluting