1. Can you lend me some money? -1 can a sureness b surely c sure d unsure It's been a really hot summer ?

16. We never touched... of the money.
A) some В) no C) - D) any
17. Have you ever climbed ... Alps in winter?
A) the B) an C) - D) that
18. He ordered ... because they hadn't managed to find a proper place to meet.
A) the meeting being cancelled
B) that the meeting was cancelled
C) the meeting cancelled
D) the meeting to he cancelled
19. The hill was too steep for you....
A) climbed B) climb C) to climb D) climbing
20. We've all got terrible voices, but I sing ... of all.
A) worst B) worse C) bad D) more bad
21. She respects both of them, but she thinks Islom is ... to talk to.
A) easiest B) easier C) easy D) the easiest
22. Economists lists predict that house prices will go on ... at least, for a year.
A) rise B) rose C) to rise D) rising
Read the text. Then Choose the correct answer for each question below (23-26).
The worst hurricane in memory to hit the southeastern part of the North Carolina coast was Hurricane Hazel in 1954. This storm destroyed every building on three islands. Apparently, the disaster didn't occupy people's minds for long, as in the decades that followed, beach houses sprang up everywhere, most of which were built by people who had never experienced a major storm. By the time Hurricane Iran struck in 1996. so dense was the development that a Sturm weaker than Hazel inflicted much greater damage. A man who had his newly renovated beach front home commented that he had had no idea that a storm could simply sweep his house away.
23. According to the text after Hurricane Hazel hit the North Carolina must in 1954.
A) People seemed to forget how bad the destruction had been.
B) Hurricane Fran followed soon after
C) new building codes made it impossible to build in coastal areas
D) every building in North Carolina was destroyed
24. It can be inferred from the passage that the beach houses built after 1951 were...
A) constructed by the native inhabitants of the area.
B) able to withstand more powerful storms due to new building technology.
C) mostly destroyed by Hurricane Hazel
D) mostly built by newcomers to the area