17. Tom jumped out of the way to ________ by the falling branch A. escape hitting B. escape to be hit C. avoid to be hit D. avoid being hit ...

48. Smith kept his business from getting smaller, he could not expand it. A. wherever B. whichever C. though D. whatever ...

43. A: I haven’t got a car. B: _____ . A. Neither have I B. Neither do I C. Neither am I ...

30. We have been told that under no circumstances ________ the telephone in the office for personal affairs. A. may we use B. we may use C. we could use D. did we use ...

16. Would you mind ____ it I didn't quite _____ . A. repeating , catch on B. to repeat , catch on C. to repeat , catch out D. repeating , catch out ...

42. You'd better take a taxi, you 'll miss the train. A. and B. or C. but D. though ...

27. Not until the game had begun _______ at the sports ground. A. should he have arrived B. had he arrived C. did he arrived D. would he have arrived ...

19. got outside than it began to rain. A. Not sooner I had B. No sooner had C. No sooner I D. Hardly had I ...

11. The project, ______ by the end of 2003, will expand the city’s telephone network to cover 1,000,000 users. A. accomplishing B. being accomplished C. to be accomplished D. having been accomplished ...

43. It is a Japanese _______ to take off one's shoes before entering a house. A. hobby B. custom C. habit D. behavior ...