1.   – The terrible accident is under investigation.

--Actually, quicker action _____ those workers trapped in the mine.

A. might have saved                 B. must have saved 

C. should have saved               D. could have saved

1.   It was ______ creative thinking that I took the course, not to get high marks in exams.

A. developing   B. to develop     C. developed        D. to have developed

1.   Hearing the dog barking fiercely, away ____________.

A. fleeing the thief                 B. was fleeing the thief 

C. the thief was fleeing             D. fled the thief

1.   Great changes have taken place in that school. It is no longer ______ it was 20 years ago, _____ it was so poorly equipped.

A. what; when   B. that; which     C. what; which      D. which; that

1.   The officials soon realized that, _________, things would get worse.

A. unless dealt with it properly       B. if not properly dealing with

C. unless properly dealt with         D. if dealt not properly with

1.   Of the two brothers, Bill is ____ younger one, and he is a quiet boy, _____ that most adults like very much.

A. a; one      B. a ; the one       C. the; one         D. the ; the one

1.   The hostess of the party, who ______ as a doctor for five years, is president of a famous private school.

A. worked     B. has worked      C. works          D. had worked

1.   Based on some lawyers’ ideas, the more severe the punishment, ___________.

A. the less likely crime             B. the less likely the crime

C. the crime less likely             D. the less the likely crime

1.   Not only _______ snacks and drinks, but _______ cards for entertainment when they had a picnic in the forest.

A. they brought; they also brought    B. did they bring; they also brought

C. brought they; did they bring      D. did they bring; did they also bring

1.   The boss said to the secretary “If you work well, you ______ have a rise.”

A. must      B. ought           C. would         D. shall