A) with the exception of B) in the light of
C) by virtue of D) regardless of
35 Housewives who do not go out to work feel they are not working to their full _______.
A) capacity B) strength
C) length D) possibility
36 I hate people who __________ the end of a film that you haven’t seen before.
A) reveal B) rewrite
C) revise D) reverse
37 He’s watching TV? He’s ________ to be cleaning his room.
A) known B) supposed
C) regarded D) considered
38 The old couple decided to _________ a boy and a girl though they had three of their own.
A) adapt B) bring
C) receive D) adopt
39 The government is trying to do something to ________ better understanding between the two countries.
A) raise B) promote
C) heighten D) increase
40 The newspaper did not mention the ________ of the damage caused by the fire.
A) range B) level
C) extent D) quantity
41 The soldier was ___________ of running away when the enemy attacked.
A) scolded B) charged
C) accused D) punished
42 Had he worked harder, he __________ the exams.
A) must have got through
B) would have got through
C) permitted are freshmen
D) are permitted freshmen
43 Only under special circumstances ________ to take make-up tests.
A) are freshmen permitted
B) freshmen are permitted
C) permitted are freshmen
D) are permitted freshmen
44 I had just started back for the house to change my clothes ___________ I heard voices.
A) as B) when
C) after D) while
45 It seems oil ________ from this pipe for some time. We’ll have to take the machine apart to put it right.
A) had leaked B) is leaking
C) leaked D) has been leaking
46 When he arrived, he found _________ the aged and the sick at home.
A) none but B) none other than
