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1. Nowhere in nature is aluminum found free, owing to its always ____ with other elements, most commonly with oxygen.
A. being combined B. having combined  C. to combine D. combined 

2. Physics is the present day equivalent of ____ used to be called natural philosophy, from ____ most of present day science arose.
A. which, what B. that, which  C. what, which D. what, that 

3. On no account ____ ever leave the baby at home alone. 
A. should you B. you should C. shall you D. you shall 

4. ____the center of our planetary system was considered as heresy by the church in the Middle Ages.
A. It is the sun and not the earth  B. That the sun and not the earth
C. Being the sun and not the earth  D. The sun and not the earth 

5. The reason that his property was confiscated by the country, it ____, was that he was involved in a lot of fraudulent activities during the war.
A. was turned out B. was being turned out C. being turned out D. turned out 

6. I’d rather you ____ by train because the weather forecast said there would be heavy snow tomorrow.
A. went B. should go C. will go D. go 

7. Einstein won the Nobel Prize in 1921 and enjoyed great fame in Germany until the rise of Nazism ____ he was expelled from Germany because he was a Jew.
A. when B. who C. then D. which

8. Nowhere but in the remotest region of the country ____find a place to settle down.
A. can he B. he can C. he D. for him to

9. With one leg broken in that car accident, he cannot even walk, ____ run. 
A. let alone B. that’s to say  C. not to speak D. not to mention

10. ____, she led a life of complete seclusion.
A. Being disgraced B. Disgraced C. Disgracing D. She was disgraced

11. Sometimes a bus ____ gets on the bus to check the tickets.
A. agent B. officer C. conductor D. inspector 

12. He made a quick ____ from his illness.
A. relief B. recovery C. survival D. relaxation

13. ____ the stress of examinations are over, we can all relax.
A. While B. Even though C. Now that D. For 

14. My cousin Nancy is often in a poisonous mood; I suppose it’s because she is ____ child.
A. one B. a lone C. a single D. an only

15. ____ the factors already referred to, people sometimes feel insecure because their motives are misunderstood by others.
A. But for B. Except for C. Apart from D. Except that

16. If the scheme is ____ carried out without waste of time or energy I shall be completely satisfied.
A. relatively B. noticeably  C. appropriately D. efficiently 

17. One day we all may find it useful to have a(n) ____for sending documents, writing any pictures across the telephone lines.
A. receiver B. echo C. extension D. facility 

18. To their credit the Department of Energy ____ these ideas and funded a detailed study.
A. took over B. took on C. took up D. took to

19. Feeling that she was in the right, she took ____ at the dirty remark.
A. protection B. offense C. defense D. guard 

20. They agreed to share in common any ____ of funds after all expenses were paid in full.
A. sufficiency B. surpass C. excess D. surplus 

21. He was ____her in intelligence.
A. below B. under C. beneath D. down

22. It took a lot of imagination to come up with such an ____ plan.
A. bright B. clever C. brilliant D. ingenious 

23. In the refining process, rice and flour lose much of their ____.
A. acid B. alcohol C. vitamin D. sulphur 

24. Individual lines of the poem were very beautiful, but I didn’t see how the lines fit together. To me, the poem wasn’t ______.
A. inherent B. coherent C. logical D. corporate

25. To an especially sensitive child, a simple scolding can be a ____experience. 
A. hysterical B. grievous C. gracious D. sensible 

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