43. Try not to start every sentence with “the”. _____ the beginnings of your sentences.

A. Vary　　 　　　　　 B. Decorate　 　　 　　　　　　 C. Form　　 　　　　　　　　 D. Describe

42. When Jane began to take swimming lessons, her main _____ was the fear of water.

A. evidence　　 　　　 B. crisis　 　　　 　　　　　　 C. obstacle　　 　　　　　　 D. danger

41. You can see the stars on a clear night, but in the daytime they are _____.

A. unavoidable　　 　 B. invisible　 　　 　　　　　　 C. inaccessible　　 　　　　 D. unavailable

40. _____ automatically the e-mail will be received by all the club members.

A. Mailed out　　 　 B. Mailing out　 　　　　　 C. To be mailed out　 　　 D. Having mailed out

39. He spoke proudly of his part in the game, without mentioning ____ his teammates had done.

A. what　　 　　　　　 B. which　　 　　　　　　　　 C. why　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. while

38. My parents were quarrelling about me ____ I could not quite tell why.

A. since　　 　　　　　 B. though　　 　　　　　　　 C. if　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. until

37. In an hour, we can travel to places _____ would have taken our ancestors days to reach.

A. where　　 　　　　 B. when　　 　　　　　　　　 C. which　　 　　　　　　　　 D. what

36. The mother felt herself ____ cold and her hands trembled as she read the letter from the battlefield.

A. grow　　 　　　　　 B. grown　　 　　　　　　　　 C. to grow　　 　　　　　　　 D. to have grown

35. One advantage of playing the guitar is _____ it can give you a great deal of pleasure.

A. how　　 　　　　　　 B. why　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. that　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. when

34. Russ and Earl were auto mechanics _____ the same pay, but Earl had more ambition.

A. to earn　　 　　　　 B. to have earned　　 　　 C. earning　　 　　　　　　　 D. earned