1) L56-1. __________I started working here, I was still a fifteen-year-old girl. a) a. As b) b. When c) c. While 2) L56-2. He devoured the food__________ a dog. a) a. as b) b. like c) c. as if  3) L56-3. Children, __________little puppies, always play noisily when they are together. a) a. as b) b. as if c) c. like 4) L56-4. When tragedy __________ the family, the man almost suffered a nervous breakdown. a) a. fell b) b. overtook c) c. took place 5) L56-5. He played a special__________in the subtle relationship between the two hostile forces. a) a. position b) b. role c) c. function 6) L56-6. A long fence forms the __________ boundary of his farm. a) a. eastern b) b, east c) c. east-side 7) L56-7. We have__________to live through the winter. a) a. food enough b) b. enough food c) c. a lot of food 8) L56-8. He is__________to know the importance of modesty. a) a. old enough b) b. enough old c) c. very old 9) L56-9. She proved to be a very resourceful woman at a critical __________in the negotiations. a) a. junction b) b. juncture c) c. judgement 10) L56-10. We thought it a miracle that they could have__________ a corner of the raft and pulled it towards our farm. a) a. had b) b. grappled c) c. brought 11) L56-11. Girls make up a small __________ of the pupils in our school. a) a. share b) b. size c) c. proportion 12) L56-12. This new president is different from all his __________ in his way of working. a) a. predecessors b) b. superiors c) c. colleagues  13) L56-13. He had spent so much on his campaign that he __________ to lose everything if he did not win the election. a) a. went b) b. did c) c. stood 14) L56-14. The shadow of war had already __________ the world price of oil. a) a. effected b) b. effort c) c. affected 15) L56-1. As we don't have enough spring water __________ farm use, we have to pump it from the river. a) in b) to c) by d) for 16) L56-2. The ship is not__________ a condition to make a long voyage. a) in b) to c) by d) for 17) L56-3. On Midsummer Eve, they usually hold a festival __________the riverside. a) in b) to c) by d) for 18) L56-4. In November of the next year, they held a large party, celebrating their first harvest and giving thanks __________God, a) in b) to c) by d) for 19) L56-5. As for the less favourably sited farms, flooding can sometimes spell disaster__________their owners. a) in b) to c) by d) for 20) L56-6. Two nurses take turns__________watching the patient. a) in b) to c) by d) for 21) L56-7. We saw a woman standing alone__________the river. a) in b) to c) by d) for 22) 1. Without the river, we couldn't make a __________.  a) life b) living 23) 2. We know __________ how to defend ourselves when we are attacked. a) instinctively b) on impulse 24) 3. The rain was so heavy that soon the house was almost __________. a) submerging b) submerged 25) 4. A party is going to be held on the __________ in front of the house. a) lawn b) meadow 26) 5. It is peaceful to watch cows feeding in the __________. a) lawn b) meadow 27) 6. Though we stood to lose little, we were, however, very__________ about our neighbours. a) worrying b) worried 28) 7. The farms of the newcomers are__________ lying. a) low b) lowly 29) 8. He might be just a__________ farm worker, but at least he's got a job. a) low b) lowly 30) 9. The first sign of disaster was a dead sheep__________ down. a) floating b) floated 31) 10. Flooding is a rare __________ here as our climate seldom goes to extremes. a) occurring b) occurrence

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