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          33.  ---- instead of buying these skirts in winter.  37.  The thick fog could have caused many
                                                             accidents in the morning, ----.
             A)  Patricia would rather not have skipped her
                initial needs                                A)  so the captain decided not to set sail
             B)  Mary shoud have saved her money for the     B)  yet we are going to start our journey in the
                vacation in February                           afternoon
             C)  Your daughter might have enrolled a skiing   C)  but luckily no accidents have taken place
                center                                         today
             D)  I am supposed to donate some money to the   D)  still, the climbers returned home safely
                eating house for the homeless                E)  however, the traffic was as heavy as usual
             E)  You could have bought something warm


                                                         38.  When making a request, the speaker must
          34.  ---- as people may be asking something.       consider the other person’s feelings, ----.
             A)  During a conversation with people whose     A)  so speakers generally have to make several
                language you know very little                  important decisions
             B)  The interpreter has left us for a few minutes   B)  because the listeners decline the speaker’s
                for a glass of drink                           request
             C)  You are proficient enough in the language   C)  as sometimes it may cause embarrassment to
                being spoken around you                        both the speaker and the listener
             D)  It might not be a good idea to smile and nod   D)  then the listener makes a choice either to
                at all times in a foreign country              accept or refuse the request
             E)  You would sooner be prepared to provide     E)  but he has been able to use either an informal
                them with proper replies                       request or a formal one


          35.  ----, but battery failure is probably one of the
             most common one.                          www.englishexampoint.com  39.  ----, they may not be aware that they have the
             A)  There are several points that you need to take   disease.
                into consideration before you buy a computer   A)  Although it is not easy for the doctors to
                for the office                                 understand the reason of the illness
             B)  People may invent many excuses when         B)  By the time they have been aware of the
                they cannot be reached through their mobile    problem of the handicapped
                phones                                       C)  Once you can understand the reason of their
             C)  I work as the public relations officer for a big   problem
                vacuum cleaner producer                      D)  Because people with high blood pressure may
             D)  During the Middle Ages when the printing      not exhibit symptoms
                press had not been introduced to the western   E)  Whenever doctors make a diagnosis to an
                world yet                                      illness
             E)  There must be almost a thousand people
                waiting outside when I arrive at the service point
                                                         40.  With recent developments in technology, ----.
          36.  ----, but I don’t think he cannot have imagined
             such great success with the Da Vinci Code.      A)  learning about the events around the world is
                                                               hardly getting easier in our age
             A)  As soon as people notice the beauty of the   B)  more and more people are going holiday in
                town centre                                    summer cottages
             B)  Mr. Brandon had already received positive
                criticism for his new hotel in Las Vegas     C)  cellular phones are becoming more of a
             C)  Dan Brown was determined to write a novel     nuisance than a convenience
             D)  Many of the pages from my new book have     D)  experts can now diagnose most terminal
                been stolen                                    diseases at very early stages
             E)  The second film he produced received few    E)  technological innovation has gained
                positive remarks                               significant speed in the past two decades


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