14. It’s bad _______ for you to smoke in the public places where smoking is not allowed.
A. behavior
B. action
C. manner
D. movement
15. The secretary and treasurer of our company _______ the meeting.
A. were to attend
B. are to attend
C. is attend
D. is to attend
16. Either of these young ladies ________ perfectly qualified to teach Greek, Latin and French.
A. were
B. are
C. is
D. have been
17. The problem is not _______ so easy as you think. It’s far from being settled.
A. hardly
B. almost
C. nearly
D. scarcely
18. The computer system _______ suddenly while he was searching for information on the Internet.
A. broke down
B. broke out
C. broke up
D. broke in
19. — It’s time to tidy your room, Harry! — See the tidy room, Mum! _______ is where it should be.
A. Something
B. Anything
C. Everything
D. Nothing
20. The conductor and composer ______ by a crowd of people.
A. are greeted
B. is greeted
C. greets
D. have been greeted
21. War and peace _________ a constant theme in the history of the world.
A. is
B. are
C. have been
D. has been
22. _______ these honors he received a sum of money.
A. Except
B. But
C. Besides
D. Outside
23. _______ her and then try to copy what she does.
A. Mind
B. See
C. Stare at
D. Watch
24. This kind of material expands _______ the temperature increasing.
A. to
B. for
C. with
D. at
25. A thousand miles no longer ______ much to us today, for modern jets can easily get us to a great distance within a matter of a few hours.
A. meant
B. means
C. mean
D. will mean