44. The house was poorly built; for , the roof leaked.
A) short B) certain
C) one thing D) sure
45. the weather is concerned, I do not think it matters.
A) So long as B) So far as
C) As long as D) So far
46. The continuous rain set the harvesting of wheat by two weeks.
A) off B) back C) down D) about
47. The helicopter hovered the trees.
A) in B) over C) down D) up
48.The mother made a shirt for the boy out of the of the cloth.
A) odd and end B) odd and ends
C) odds and end D) odds and ends
49. Let's get this old barn. It's of no use to us.
A) over B) ready
C) rid of D) used to
50. George's ability to learn from observations and experience greatly to his success in public life.
A) owed B) contributed C) attached D) related
51. I asked him where my sister was, and he the store across the street.
A) nodded B) indicated C) figured D) guessed
52. They are staying with us the time being until they find a place of their own.
A) during B) for C) since D) in
53. 100 competitors had the race.
A) put their names for B) entered for
C) put themselves for D) taken part
54. He me by two games to one.
A) beat B) conquered C) gained D) won
55. They have put the bird in a cage to it from flying away.
A) avoid B) prevent C) forbid D) control
56. In recent years, new buildings have up like mushrooms in the city.
A) jumped B) sprung C) leapt D) put
57. I from among the crowd an old friend of mine whom I hadn't seen for ten years.
A) figured out B) picked out
C) realized D) picked over
58. I thought he'd never anything, but it's turned out that I was wrong.
A) arrive B) amount to C) reach for D) add to
59. He managed to pay off his debts.
A) anyhow or other B) anyhow or another
C) somehow or other D) somehow or another
60. You'd better not Mr. Ganz. He may get angry.
A) play a joke on B) play out
C) play into the hands of D) play at
61. We existed on nothing but the necessities.
A) empty B) bare C) hollow D) undressed
62. The seasons change, independent anyone's wishes.
A) on B) to C) with D) of
63. The mail was for two days because of the snowstorm.
A) misled B) lost C) delayed D) damaged
64. He has been absent class for quite some time.
A) in B) for C) with D) from
65. I owe a great deal my parents and teachers.
A) to B) for C) toward D) of
66. We must manage to do our work better with people.
A) less money and few
B) less money and fewer
C) little money and less
D) few money and less
67. Mr. Black is to our English evening.
A) more pleased than to come
B) more pleased to come than
C) more than pleased to come
D) more pleasing than to come
68. You that car with the brakes out of order. You might have had a serious accident.
A) ought to drive B) oughtn't do drive
C) ought to have driven D) oughtn't to have driven
69. If it for their support, we would be in a very difficult position.
A) is not B) weren't C) was not D) be not
70. If only we as we were told! This would never have happened.
A) would do B) had done C) do D) did