44.　　 ____ in health, he insisted on doing the experiment.

A. As he was poor　 　　　　 B. Poor as he was　　　　　　 C. Poor he was though 　 D. Poor was he

43.　　 Not once in the last months ____ for leave because of personal affairs.

A. did she ask　 　　　　　　　　 B. she asked　 　　　　　　　　　 C. has she asked　 　　　　　 D. she has asked

42.　　 Only under special circumstances ____ to take up those tests.

A. are freshmen permitted　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 B. freshmen are permitted　

C. permitted are freshmen　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. are permitted freshmen

41.　　 ____ I admire David as a poet, I don’t like him as a man.

A. Much as　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. Only if　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. If only　 　　　　　　　　 　　　　 D. As much

40.　　 Nowhere else along the coast ____ such shallow water so far from land.

A. is there 　　　　　　　 　　　　 B. is it　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 C. there is　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. it is

39.　　 Not until Jane got off the bus ____ her wallet missing.

A. did she find　 　　　　　　　　 B. she found　 　　　　 　　　　 C. didn’t she find　 　　　　　 D. she didn’t find

38.　　 -It was careless of you to have left the house without turning off the gas.　 -My god! ____.

A. So were you　 　　 　　　　 B. So was I　 　　　　　　 　　　　 C. So did I　 　　　　　　　 　　　　 D. So I did

37.　　 By the time I saw the angry expression on his face, I ____ exactly what I was having to face. But not for a moment ____ I should quit.

A. had known; I thought　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 B. have known; had I thought　

C. would know; I would think　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 D. knew; did I think

36.　　 ____ a mobile phone can you ring ____ you want to talk with anywhere.

A. Using; whoever　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 B. Only on; whomever　

C. By; whomever　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Not only with; whoever

35.　　 It’s beyond description. Nowhere else in the world ____ such a quiet, beautiful place.

A. can there be 　　 　　　　 B. you can find　 　　 　　　　 C. there can be　 　　 　　　　 D. can find you