14. She remembered the correct address only she had posted the letter. a. since b. afterwards c. following d. after → d 15. The townspeople were always so well-behaved and that the police had an idle life. a. systematic b. scrupulous c. meticulous d. orderly → d 16. Remember to return the toys on the shelf. a. put aside b. put on c. put down d. put back → d 17. I was surprised. I asked my mother if I could borrow her car and she “Yes”! a. spoke b. told c. said d. talked → c 18. This is the skirt I like best. a. where b. that c. when d. who → b 19. John’s about the same height as his father, but in very other respect he takes his mother. a. after b. up c. on d. from → a 20. There is a bus just outside my house. a. station b. quay c. stop d. start → c 21. Did you anything at the casino yesterday? a. gain b. win c. earn d. take → b 22. I've been looking for this book for months and I have found it. a. at last b. in time c. at the end d. at present → a 23. Peter is of making excuses for his impoliteness to his friends. a. tired b. worried c. annoyed d. angry → a 24. I'll meet you outside the pool. a. swim b. swimming c. sport d. football → b 25. Betty to being a bit worried about making her speech. a. asserted b. acknowledged c. confessed d. granted → c 26. The mother put a rug ………. her sleeping child. a. over b. in c. on d. at → a 27. I love the countryside, especially summer. a. in b. of c. at d. under → a 28. Is Brown, works I respect highly, still a doctor? a. which b. whose c. what d. who's → b 29. She regretted having told a lie. a. bitterly b. severely c. fully d. awfully → d 30. How since we school? a. are you / left b. have you been / have left c. were you / left d. have you been / left → d 31. He had his camera from his car in the office car-park. a. robbed b. stolen c. lost d. missed → b 32. you agree, nothing can be arranged. a. Unless b. Without c. Because d. Lest → a 33. Fuel prices have been steadily for at least ten years. a. raising b. rising c. lifting d. growing → b 34. Scientists believe that the beaver’s instinct to build dams is more complex than …………… other animal instinct. a. most b. all c. any d. these → c 35. Don’t talk ………… ! a. rot