→ d 16. All the articles of jewellery were beautifully arranged on a of black velvet. a. ground b. vicinity c. background d. terrace → c 17. From 1926 until her death, Margaret Mead New York’s American Museum of Natural History. a. was associated with b. associates with c. is associated with d. associated → a 18. In spite of lengthy discussions between the Union and the Management, closure became because of the cancellation of several major orders. a. irreplaceable b. inevitable c. responsible d. impossible → b 19. Our neighbours complained to us the noise we made last night. a. for b. about c. on d. with → b 20. Up to the time of his death, Richard Colson was one of the most notable in our town. a. characteristics b. features c. statements d. figures → d 21. He's a and so he always votes for the Labour Party. a. conservative b. liberal c. socialist d. socialite → c 22. the Gulf Stream is warmer than the ocean water surrounding it. a. Whollly b. Whole c. As a whole d. A whole as → c 23. My doctor me to take up swimming as it is such good exercise. a. suggested b. proposed c. advised d. said → c 24. Memorial Day, a holiday set aside to remember the dead, is usually celebrated on in most states. a. thirtieth May b. the thirtieth May c. May thirty d. the thirtieth of May → d 25. Phone me before ten; I'll be too busy to talk to you. a. unless b. whether c. otherwise d. if → c 26. Fortunately the machine was not when it caught fire. a. in order b. in use c. in progress d. in ruins → b 27. In some countries, it is compulsory to vote in a(n) a. choice b. constituency c. election d. selection → c 28. I disapprove people smoking in public places. a. of b. with c. at d. on → a 29. They haven't replied to the letter we sent two months ago. a. still b. yet c. already d. ever → a 30. She found it hard to up to the fact that she would never be famous. a. come b. get c. face d. keep → c 31. Please leave this space on the enrolment form. a. absent b. blank c. missing d. undone → b 32. Come and see me after you your report. a. finish b. will finish c. had finished d. having finished → a 33. The factory my father works in is in the centre of the city. a. when b. where c. which d. how → c 34. I never forget the village I was born. a. that b. where c. when d. who → b 35. For the first few minutes she was leading the race, then she began to fall a. out b. through c. back d. off → c