21. We’d just informed that Nick __________ the new Managing Director. * A. was to be B. was being C. is going to be D. will be 22. I wasn’t sure how Jane would react because I________ her long. * A. didn’t know B. wasn’t knowing C. hadn’t been knowing D. hadn’t known 23. The crops ______ on the weather. * A. depend heavy B. depend heavily C. affect heavy D. affect heavily 24. Don’t you _________that Jane and Peter are still together? * A. incredibly find B. find it incredible C. find incredibly D. find incredible 25. Peter doesn’t talk much in public. He’s rather __________. * A. kind B. sociable C. humorous D. reserved 26. _________a scholarship, I entered the frightening and unknown territory of doctoral studies. * A. Having been awarded B. To be awarded C. Having awarded D. To award 27. It’s important that we ________ as soon as there’s any change in the conference agenda. * A. being notified B. be notified C. were notified D. be it notified 28. You must not let children play in the street because it is _________. * A. suitable B. safe C. dangerous D. careful 29. How much would you ________ for repairing my watch? * A. charge B. cost C. spend D. demand 30. I am sorry that I can’t ________ your invitation. * A. take B. except C. agree D. accept 31. Science has made great ________ during the past 30 years. * A. motions B. advances C. advantages D. opportunities 32. You come for just a little while. You don’t want to stay. You visit someone informally. You only _____. * A. drop by B. put off C. come in D. give away 33. When you do this, you choose a person from a group. You do this to people to make a team. What are you doing? * A. Separating B. Training C. Picking D. Throwing 34. His ________ had always been to become an architect. * A.study B. direction C. imagination D. ambition 35. He is ________ a very old man but in fact he is only fifty. * A. apparently B. evidently C. obviously D. actually