In previous times, then fresh meat was in short ________, pigeons were kept by many households as a source of food.

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• 1We have been told that under no circumstances ________ the telephone in the office for personal affairs.

  A.may we use

  B.we may use

  C.we could use

  D.did we use

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• 2Some people would like to do shopping on Sundays since they expect to pick up wonderful ________ in the market.

  A.batteries

  B.bargains

  C.baskets

  D.barrels

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• 3________ you are leaving tomorrow, we can eat dinner together tonight.

  A.For

  B.Since

  C.Before

  D.While

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• 4This crop has similar qualities to the previous one, ________ both wind-resistant and adapted to the same type of soil.

  A.being

  B.been

  C.to be

  D.having been

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• 5________ his sister, Jack is quiet and does not easily make friends with others.

  A.Dislike

  B.Unlike

  C.Alike

  D.Liking

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• 6As Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, I have directed that all measures ________ for our defense.

  A.had been taken

  B.would be taken

  C.be taken

  D.to be taken

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• 7A thief who broke into a church was caught because traces of wax, found on his clothes, ________ from the sort of candles used only in churches.

  A.had come

  B.coming

  C.come

  D.that came

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• 8After the guests left, she spent half an hour ________ the sitting-room.

  A.ordering

  B.arranging

  C.tidying up

  D.clearing away

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• 9I was ________ the point of telephoning him when his letter arrived.

  A.to

  B.on

  C.at

  D.in

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• 10In no country ________ Britain, it has been said, can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day.

  A.other than

  B.more than

  C.better than

  D.rather than

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