21. Pete: Let me pay for the meal. Margaret: ________. A. It’s on me B. It’s my round C. I’ll make it D. Never remind me 22. Pete: If you ask me, action movies are great. Margaret:__________ . A. You can say that again! B. Never mind! C. That’s that. D. Sure. It’s my pleasure. 23. Pete: What a fantastic cook you are, Margaret! Margaret: ________. A. Sorry, I don’t think so B. No, no, it’s not true C. It’s kind of you to say so D. I’d prefer it 24. My mother has a ________ for a bargain. A. big nose B. fast foot C. good eye D. keen sense 25. One can’t help ________ compassion for the people who lost their homes in the earthquake. A. to feel B. but feel C. from feeling D. in feeling 26. ________ broken into while we were away on holiday. A. We had our house B. Thieves had our house C. It was our house D. They have 27. Climate change and rising global food prices, which are ________ all people, are at the top of the agenda. A. a cause for concerns to B. of concern to C. alarm bells from D. a cause for alarm at 28. I sent the prospectus to you by post weeks ago. It ________ by now. A. should have arrived B. would have arrived C. must have arrived D. is supposed to arrive 29. ________ global solidarity, the world would not be better prepared for the influenza H1N1 pandemic. A. On account of B. Thanks to C. If not D. But for 30. Anti-terrorism forces were ________ full alert during the Olympic Games. A. in B. under C. on D. at 31. The principal will declare the ceremony open as soon as all the graduates and guests ________. A. will have sat B. have been seated C. will be sitting D. have seated 32. The mini dress was ________, but now it is making a comeback. A. was once a fad thought to be finished B. was once thought to be a finished fad C. was a fad once thought to be finished D. was a fad thought to be once finished 33. Pete: "What do you usually do on Sunday night?" Margaret: "________ time I go out with my friends". A. Most B. The most C. The most of D. Most of the 34. ________ different in character we are, we have been mutual friends since our childhood. A. However B. Despite being C. Although D. Whatever 35. "How was your visit to the dentist?" "It was painless. I ________ worried". A. mustn’t have B. needn’t have C. didn’t need to be D. wouldn’t have 36. ________ in Paris before, he didn’t know his way around when he took his family there. A. Not be living B. Never having lived C. His not living D. Because he has lived 37. Of the ten beauty spots my brother visited, ________ left a lasting impression on him. A. none of which B. not one of them C. which none D. and none of them 38. ________ show lasts three hours. A. All the B. The whole C. Most D. Entire 39. ________ that you should drink at least eight glasses of water a day. A. Based on medical evidence, it suggests B. The medical evidence we suggest C. Medically, we suggest evidence D. There is no medical evidence to suggest 40. "It’s beautiful here!" "I just wish we ________ a camera with us". A. brought B. would bring C. had brought D. were bringing