1) L30-a. __________he is only a child, you can't expect him to understand very much. a) As  b) As far as  c) As if  d) As soon as  e) As well 2) L30-b. He came to see me __________he arrived in the city. a) as  b) as far as c) as if d) as soon as e) as well 3) L30-c. There is no problem about the time __________ I'm concerned. a) as  b) as far as c) as if d) as soon as e) as well 4) L30-d. It seemed __________the criminals had almost expected to be caught. a) as  b) as far as c) as if d) as soon as e) as well f) . 5) L30-e. He not only wrote me a letter to explain the matter, but paid me a visit __________. a) as  b) as far as c) as if d) as soon as e) as well f) . 6) L30-a. We all think that he is an honest person, and no one __________that he was the murderer. a) suspects  b) doubts 7) L30-b. The police __________him of murder. a) suspect  b) doubt 8) L30-c. I __________the truth of his words. a) suspect  b) doubt 9) L30-a. Please __________us another joke. a) say  b) tell 10) L30-b. Don't believe him. He is __________lies.  a) saying b) telling 11) L30-c. The mother asked her son to __________goodbye to the guests. a) say  b) tell 12) L30-d. Excuse me, can you __________ me the time of the meeting? a) say  b) tell 13) L30-e. It's difficult to __________the difference between the twin brothers. a) say  b) tell 14) L30-a. Her scandalous affair with the politician made her a well-known figure almost __________. a) during b) from the moment c) for years d) a short time ago e) overnight 15) L30-b. __________he arrived at the hospital, he had kept on pestering the doctor to let him out before Christmas. a) During b) From the moment c) For years d) A short time ago e) Overnight 16) L30-c. __________the villagers in this area have been disturbed by a tiger. a) During b) From the moment c) For years d) A short time ago e) Overnight 17) L30-d. The recluse led a very strange life, sleeping __________the day and working at night. a) during b) from the moment c) for years d) a short time ago e) overnight 18) L30-e. __________ we received a mysterious letter from a stranger. a) During b) From the moment c) For years d) A short time ago e) Overnight 19) L30-a. The police are looking for the person who __________the dog. a) owns b) possessions 20) L30-b. He took __________of the land by force. a) own  b) possession 21) L30-c. In an emergency you must pick up a few __________and escape to the hills. a) own  b) possessions 22) L30-1.The people living along the Hudson River believed that the bridge was __________ by the headless ghost of a dead soldier.  a) a. visited b) b. dropped in c) c. haunted 23) L30-2.The couple did the farm work themselves. Only during the harvest time were a few farmhands temporarily, __________  a) a. used b) b. employed c) c. owned 24) L30-3. __________time a farm labourer left the farm, he told the same story. a) a. One b) b. Every c) c. A 25) L30-4.This large forest is a paradise for a __________ who wants to live far from the crowds.  a) a. solitary b) b. lonely c) c. recluse  26) L30-5.He is a __________ worker, carrying out his duties extremely well.  a) a. serious b) b. careless c) c. conscientious 27) L30-6.A piece of land was __________in the woods as a place to build the cabin.  a) a. cleared b) b. made c) c. cleaned 28) L30-7.Quite a few of the villagers __________to have seen the ghost of the headless rider in the moonlight.  a) a. said b) b. told c) c. claimed 29) L30-8.After the funeral, the brothers __________ a secret which had been kept for fifty years.  a) a. concealed b) b. revealed c) c. appealed 30) L30-9.I felt tired and sleepy as I had __________all night reading the novel.  a) a. stayed up b) b. stood up c) c. sat up 31) L30-10.The brothers kept the secret about Eric __________ he died.  a) a. till b) b. while c) c. up to 32) L30-11.I felt __________ to invite all my neighbours to the party.  a) a. forced b) b. asked c) c. obliged

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