21. The manager promised to keep me ______ of how our business was going on.

A. informed　　　　　　　 B. to be informed　　 C. on informing　　　　 D. informing

20. Is there anything you want from downtown? I'm going to get those letters ______.

A. to mail　　　　　　　　 B. mailing　　　　　　　　 C. having mailed　　　 D. mailed

19. You mustn't fill 　　　　　　the form 　　　　　　a pencil, but 　　　　　　　ink.

A. in; in; in　　　　　　　 B. in; with; in　　　　　 C. with; in; in　　　　　 D. with; in; with　　　

18. I’m going to have my letters _______ tomorrow if I’ve got them ready by then.

　 A. to type　　　　　　　　 B. type　　　　　　　　　　 C. typed　　　　　　　　　 D. typing

17. When he came to, he found himself ______ on a chair, with his hands ______ back.

　 A. to sit … tied　　　　 B. sitting … tying　　 C. sat … tied　　　　　 D. sitting … tied

16. A nest is to a bird ______ a house is to a man.

　 A. where　　　　　　　　　 B. how　　　　　　　　　　 C. what　　　　　　　　　 D. when

15. The house has been standing ______ without use for months.

　 A. empty　　　　　　　　　 B. still　　　　　　　　　　 C. quietly　　　　　　　　 D. lonely

14. --- Doesn’t Elaine want to see that movie?

　 --- Yes, but she says _______ go tonight.

　 A. she’ll rather not　　 B. she’d rather not　　 C. she’d not rather　 D. she won’t rather

13. We saw the houses in the street _______ in order to make room for a large square.

　 A. pulled off　　　　　　 B. pulled up　　　　　　 C. pulled down　　　　 D. pulled in

12. They used to take holidays in their own country ______ foreign countries.

　 A. in favour of　　　　　 B. in preference to　　 C. in honour of　　　　 D. in spite of