27. By the time she began to sing a Chinese folk song, the audience ____________all humming and clapping. A. was B. were ...

18. Evidence came up___specific sounds are recognized by babies as young as six months old. A. what B. that C. which D. whose ...

7. The first thing we were told was that the__of ice cream are:water, fat, sugar and large amounts of air. A. elements B. components C. constituents D. ingredients ...

38. The sign set up by the road__drivers to a sharp turn. A. alters B. refreshes C. pleads D. diverts ...

26. In Britain people__four million tons of potatoes every year. A. swallow B. consume C. dispose D. exhaust ...

7. Rumours are everywhere, spreading fear, damaging reputations,and turning calm situations into__ones. A. turbulent B. tragic C. vulnerable D. suspicious ...

3. Tom's mother tried hard to persuade him to__from his intention to invest his savings in stock market. A. pull out B. gave up C. draw in D. back down ...

11. Although__Spanish, he attended the course. A. he was knowing B. he is knowing C. having a knowledge of D. knows ...

2. Everyone who has visited the city agrees that it is___with life A. vibrant B. violent C. energetic D. full ...

35. To make this cake you must first mix butter and sugar to the__of thick cream. A. constituency B. consistency C. integration D. combination ...