15. 　His mother had thought it would be good for his character to_______ from home 　

and earn some money on his own.

A. run away　 　　　　　　　　 B. take away　 　　　　 C. keep away　　 　　　　　　 D. get away

14. 　- Dane hasn’t arrived yet.　

- ______? To my knowledge, he is a punctual person.

A. How come　　 　　　　　 B. So what　　　 　 C. What if　　　　 　　　 D. Why not

13. 　Even today I still remember the great fun we had ________ games on the beach on

those happy days.

A. play　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to play　 　　　　　　　 C. playing　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. played　

12. 　_______ quite recently, most mothers in Britain did not take paid work outside the 　

home.

A. Before　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Until　 　　　　　　　　　 C. From　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Since

11. 　_______that tears came to her eyes.

A. She was so deep moved　 　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. She was so moved deeply

C. So deeply was she moved　　　 　 　　　　 D. So deeply she was moved

10. 　It’s the fact ________ he doesn’t know his own birthday _______ surprises us all.

A. which, which　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. which, that　

C. that, that　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. that, which

9.　　 The driver was at ______ loss when ________ word came that he was forbidden to

drive for speeding.

A. a, the　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. / ,　 /　 　　　　　　　 C. the, the　　 　　　　 D. a,　 /

8.　　 - Did you enjoy yourself at the party?

- Yes. I’ve never been to _________ one before.

A. a more excited　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the more excited　

C. a more exciting　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the most exciting