25. — Mum, it is nice weather. I want to skate this afternoon.— Don't you think the ice on the lake is too thin to ____________ your weight? A. stand B. bear C. catch D. take ...

5. The classroom was almost empty _ a desk or two. A. besides B. except for C. except D. in addition to ...

24. — How long do you think it'll take to fix my bicycle?—____________ A. Maybe longer. B. Hard to tell. C. Please wait. D. Take a seat. ...

6. I think they will go to town tomorrow, ____________ ? A. do I B. don't I C. will they D. won't they ...

27. They have lessons every day ___ Saturday. A. except B. except for C. except that D. besides ...

13. He ought to have handed in the paper yesterday.That‘s what he (_). A. should do B. should be doing C. should have done D. should ...

39. — Guess what? I passed the English exam!—____________ A. That's fine. B. It's OK. C. Congratulations! D. Believe it or not. ...

26. _ is no reason for dismissing him A. Because he was a few minutes late B. Owing to a few minutes being late C. The fact that he was a few minutes late D. Being a few minutes late ...

15. 10. Lenin stressed that it is precisely the people who ____ history. A. invent B. imagine C. create D. discover ...

3. Probably he had come down in the world and this sampling was all ___ left him. A. that were B. that was C. which were D. which was ...