[C]that were made   [D]which made them

13.____ to sleep again than the telephone rang once more.

[A]Hardly when he went      [B]Hardly he went

[C]No sooner he had gone    [D]No sooner had he gone

14.____the prices are reasonable, the restaurant has very few customers.

[A]Even although     [B]Even though

[C]As though         [D]As if

15.One of the most rewarding aspects of teaching young children is seeing them ____ so quickly.

[A]developed   [B]to develop

[C]develop     [D]to be developed

16.It is sometimes difficult to strike a ____ between one's career and family.

[A]connection    [B]balance    [C]link     [D]line

17.The Browns felt ____ about leaving their son alone at home without being attended to.

[A]keen      [B]uneasy    [C]dazed     [D]miserable

18.____the freedom that young people have, dating has changed greatly in recent years.

[A]In case of     [B]In spite of

[C]In addition to [D]As a result of

19.Much ____ the doctor's amazement, the patient survived.

[A]to      [B]in      [C]for      [D]with

20.There were already four people sitting in the car, but we tried to ___ for her.

[A]make room       [B]make a room

[C]find rooms      [D]find a room

21.His father decided to ___ his son's allowance when he discovered that he was neglecting his studies in Paris.

[A]cut away     [B]cut in     [C]cut out      [D]cut off

22.Her short stories are enjoyed by adults and children ____.

[A]like     [B]together      [C]alike     [D]all

23.There are days when he doesn’t want to pose for a picture with every fan he __.

[A]runs over    [B]comes along

[C]runs into    [D]comes up

24.John realized fully what he had dreamed about could not ____ have happened in real life.

[A]likely    [B]certainly     [C]probably    [D]possibly

25.Now that I'm only working part time, I have a hard time making ___ meet.

[A]hands    [B]arms     [C]days     [D]ends

26.His conservative ideas may ___ him in the election campaign.