Question

    People often say that the Englishman’s home is his castle. They mean that the home is very important and __16__. Most people in Britain live in houses __17__ flats, and many people own their homes. This means that they can make them individual; they can __18__ them and change them in any way they __19__ . In a crowded city the individual knows that he or she has a private space which is __20__ for himself of herself and for __21__ friends.
    People usually like to __22__ their space. Are you sitting now in your home or in a library or on a beach or a train? If you are on the beach you may have spread your __23__ around you; on the train you may have __24__ your coat or small bag on the seat beside you; in a library you may have one __25__ or chair which is your own.
Once I was traveling on a __26__ to London. I was in a section for four people and there was a table between us. The man on the __27__ side to me had his briefcase on the table. There was no __28__ on my side of the table at all. I was made rather __29__, I thought he thought that he owned the __30__ table. I took various papers out of my bag and put them on __31 __! When I did this he stiffened and his eyes nearly popped out of his head. I had __32__ his space! A few minutes later I took my papers __33__ his case in order to read them. He immediately __34__ his case to his side of the table. （Of course , it is __35__ that he just wanted to be helped to me ! ）

16.	A. helpful	B. personal	C. necessary	D. useful
17.	A. rather than	B. as well as	C. as a result of	D. or rather
18.	A. buy	B. leave	C. paint	D. offer
19.	A. make	B. clear	C. like	D. prepare
20.	A. only	B. already	C. ever	D. even
21.	A. unwanted	B. close	C. sick	D. invited
22.	A. mark	B. decide	C. choose	D. keep
23.	A. towels	B. sands	C. papers	D. flags
24.	A. find	B. give	C. put	D. store
25.	A. book	B. corner	C. companion	D. meal
26.	A. plane	B. train	C. way	D. street
27.	A. opposite	B. back	C. wrong	D. good
28.	A. matter	B. weight	C. light	D. space
29.	A. angry	B. hurt	C. fearful	D. busy
30.	A. right	B. only	C. small	D. whole
31.	A. the table	B. his case	C. the seat	D. his side
32.	A. invaded	B. shut	C. separated	D. shared
33.	A. into	B. for	C. off	D. out of
34.	A. hid	B. set	C. moved	D. kept
35.	A. possible	B. true	C. wonderful	D. ordinary

Answer 1

16-20 B A C C A    21-25 D A A C B    26-30 B A D A D   31-35 B A C C A