51. The city has decided to ________ smoking.
A) do away with
B) take away
C) get away with
D) put away
52. Perhaps it wouldn’t be ________ to go and see such a film.
A) worthy you while B) worth of while C) worthy of while D) worth your while
53. The old building is in a good state of ________ except for the wooden floors.
A) observation B) preservation C) conservation D) compensation
54. While some office jobs would seem ________ to many people, there are quite a few jobs that are stimulating, exciting and satisfying.
A) hostile B) tedious C) fantastic D) courageous
55. ________ she wondered if she had made a mistake.
A) Not until long afterwards that
B) It was not until long afterwards that
C) Not long until afterwards
D) It was long afterwards until
56. The people who objected to the new approach were told that since work had already started there was no point in ________.
A) denying B) upsetting C) protesting D) competing
57. The ceremony will ________ as soon as the minister arrives.
A) complete B) commence C) disperse D) descend
58. So confused ________ that he didn’t know how to start his lecture.
A) since he became B) would he become
C) that he became D) did he become
59. Since the couple could not ________ their differences, they decided to get a divorce.
A) reconcile B) comply
C) coincide D) resign
60. After the collision, he examined the considerable ________ to his car.
A) ruin B) destruction C) damage D) injury
51. A 52. D 53. B 54. B 55. C
56. C 57. B 58. D 59. A 60. C