¡¡¡¡17. The room is in a terrible mess; it _________cleaned.

¡¡¡¡A) can¡¯t have been   B) shouldn¡¯t have beenª¤ C) mustn¡¯t have been      D) wouldn¡¯t have beenª¤

¡¡¡¡18. It was essential that the application forms _________  back before the deadline.

¡¡¡¡A) must be sent      B) would be sent        C) be sent         D) were sent

¡¡¡¡19. _______before we depart the day after tomorrow, we should have a wonderful dinner party.

¡¡¡¡A) Had they arrived   B) Were they arrivingª¤ C) Would they arrive   D) Were they to arriveª¤

¡¡¡¡20. In some modern countries we find a ________ number of people with university degrees than there are jobs for them to fill.

¡¡¡¡A)   large            B)   far larger            C)   more large          D)   more larger

¡¡¡¡21. If we________ yesterday, we________ the work.

¡¡¡¡A) hadn¡¯t interrupted; had finished       B) weren¡¯t interrupted; would finish

¡¡¡¡C) didn¡¯t interrupt; would have finished   D) hadn¡¯t been interrupted; would have finished

¡¡¡¡22. Once environmental damage _______, it takes many years for the system to recover.

¡¡¡¡A) has done         B) is to do         D) does          D) is done         

¡¡¡¡23. I regret _______ that you are dismissed.

¡¡¡¡A) telling you       B) having told you        C) to tell you        D) to have told you

¡¡¡¡24. I have to get_______ about the subject before I write the paper.

¡¡¡¡A) a few more information            B) more a little information

¡¡¡¡C) a little more information           D) little more information

¡¡¡¡25. I have two sons but _______ of them likes English.

¡¡¡¡A) both        B) neither        C) none         D) either

¡¡¡¡26. Your hair wants ________ . You¡¯d better have it done tomorrow.

¡¡¡¡A) a cut         B) to be cut       C) being cut      D) to cut

¡¡¡¡27. Here is a message of importance to every man and woman who______.

¡¡¡¡A) votes         B) vote          C) voting       D) are voting

¡¡¡¡28. The basketball team_______ baths now.

¡¡¡¡A) has          B) have          C) is having      D) are having

¡¡¡¡29. There________ telephone calls today.

¡¡¡¡A) has been a number of           B) have been a number of

¡¡¡¡C) has been the number of          D) have been the number of

¡¡¡¡30. Ellen was absent this morning because she had her tooth _______.

¡¡¡¡A) filling          B) having being filled     C) filled         D) being full

¡¡¡¡31. The number of doctors in our country_______ greatly increased since liberation.

¡¡¡¡A) has             B) have               C) are           D) is

¡¡¡¡32. Now, children, it¡¯s high time you________.

¡¡¡¡A) begin to dress    B) have to dress    C) will get dressed    D) got dressed

¡¡¡¡33. Is this factory_______ we visited last year?

¡¡¡¡A) where          B) in which        C) the one         D) at which

¡¡¡¡34. The reason________ he did that was unacceptable.

¡¡¡¡A) which          B) ¡Á         C) that            D) what