19.　 None of the servants were ________ when Mr Smith wanted to send a message.

A. available　　 B. useless　　 C. legal　　 D. royal

18.　 Dective novels hold a special ______________ for me.

A. attention　　 B. puzzle　　 C. attraction　　 D. relation

17.　 If only I had taken my parents’ suggestion that I ______ hard.

A. must work　　 B. worked　　 C. had worked　 D. work

16.　 The Norman invasion of England had great influences ______ the English language.

A. to　　 B. of　　 C. for　　　 D. on

15.　 The Group of Eight _________ the eight richest countries in the world.

A. holds　 B. consists of　　 C. contains　 D. makes up

14.　 Having passed all the tests, she felt a great weight __________ off her mind.

A. taking　　 B. taken　　　 C. take　　 D. to be taken

13.　 Entering the yard, I found it _________ with lots of _______ leaves.

A. covering; falling　　　 B. covered; fallen

C. covered; falling　　　 D. covering; fallen

12.　 It’s quite safe to live here. We have never heard of people _______ here.

A. robbed　 B. be robbed　　 C. rob　　 D. being robbed

11.　 __________ I know, some of the city pupils are not fond of school.

A. As long as　　 B. As well as　　 C. As soon as　 D. As far as

10.　 It gave her quite __________ to shake hands with the film star.

A. thrill　 B. a thrill　　 C. thrills　 D. thrilling.