Additional Exercises(1)vocabulary and structure1. Dont you know he is an old friend of _ ? A) my brother B) my brothersC) my brothers D) my brothers friend2. _ you return those books to the library immediately, you will have to pay a fine. A) Until B) UnlessC) If D) Provided3. When you worry you cant sleep and when you cant sleep you worry_. A) much more B) even moreC) many more D) few more4. The river was high because it _for several weeks. A) had been raining B) was miningC) has been mining D) mined5. _the few who have failed their examinations, all the students in the hall are in very high spirits. A) Except for B) BesidesC) Due to D) Apart from6. It _ a fine day, we went for a walk. A) is B) be C) being D) to be7. You _ a letter to him. However, you didnt. A) ought to write B) ought to have written C) should write D) should be writing8. You _ be tired; you have only just begun to work. A) can not B) should notC) mustnt D) may not9. All _ is a nice meal. A) what I want B) that I wantC)the thing I wanted D) which I want10. By the end of June, you _ here for three months. A) will have studied B) studiesC) will study D) have studied11. You ought to go by sea, _? A) ought you B) shouldnt youC) wont you D) dont you12. If he _ to come tomorrow, I would tell him everything. A) was B) isC) were D) be13. Bread and butter _ liked by Westerners. A) be B) areC) were D) is14. We wish you _ so much. A) havent smoked B) arent smokingC) dont smoke D ) didnt smoke15. _ , everything would have been all right. A) He had been here B) Here he had beenC) Been here he had D) Had he been here16. At the beginning of a year, everybody _ many plans for the coming days. A) goes over B) talks overC) comes up with D) sets aside17. We have enough time to _ the food and drinks before the guests arrive. A) lay out B) take overC) smooth out D) take advantage of18. The farmers _ a mysterious object flying over when they made their way home. A) kept up with B) caught sight ofC) made use of D) pulled into19. More and more listeners are expected to _ the phone-in programme on the radio. A) look into B) hold upC) be involved in D) break off20. The manager promised in the letter to _ the goods to be delivered in no time. A) arrange for B) result in C) stick to D) carry out21. Many things did not _ quite as satisfactory as we had expected. A) set out B) come downC) lay down D) turn out22. Well have to _ the matter carefully before we can draw any conclusion. A) find out B) base onC) look into D) search for23. He is _ more hard-working than any of the other boys in the class. A) by far B) by way ofC) by now D) by and by24. She _ a sum of money for her old age. A) set up B) set asideC) set in D) set off25. Try to _ what had happened just before the accident. A) talk B) speakC) say for D) describe26. The explorer told the boys about his _ in the African forests. A) excursion B) voyageC) flight D) adventures27. They were rather disappointed _ the result of the test. A) in B) onC) at D) for28. Do you think this present is _ for a little girl? A) sufficient B) qualifiedC) suitable D) useful29. Improvements are increasing _ number day by day. A) over