1. The family had just had a new gas cooker in their kitchen

14. How long ago did you _____?
A) have painted your house B) had your house painted
C) have your house painted D) have your house paint
15. The man ____ you bought this car from cheated you.
A) which B) that C) what D) which that
16. My friend drives ____ .
A) fast B) bad C) good D) careful
17. You ____ the car carelessly because it is still very dirty.
A) shouldn’t clean B) could clean C) must have cleaned D) can’t have cleaned
18. Try to be a little more tactful, ____ you?
A) don’t B) aren’t C) will D) are
19. I think the roof needs ____ .
A) mending B) to mend C) be mended D) to be mending
20. It’s no good ____ the door after the money has been stolen. It’s too late.
A)lock B) locking C) locks D) to lock
21. ________ to the market, when it started to the rain.
A) I was just about to go B) I would just go C) I’m just about to go D) I’ve just about gone
22. Fresh fruit costs twice ____ canned fruit.
A) more expensive than B) higher than C) much as D) as much as
23. I ate two sandwiches, ____ were delicious.
A) one of them B) both of which C) either of which D) none of whom
24. _____ I not heard the warning, I would have had a serious accident.
A) Had B) If C) Should D) Would

All the housewives who went to the new supermarket had one great ambition: to be the lucky customer of the week. For several weeks Mrs. Edwards hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never gave up hope. The cupboards in her kitchen were full of things which she did not need. One Friday morning, after she had finished her shopping and had taken it to her car, she found that she had forgotten to buy any tea. She dashed back to the supermarket, got the tea and went towards the cash desk. As she did so, she saw the manager of the supermarket approach her. "Madam," he said, holding out his hand, "I want to congratulate you! You are our lucky customer and everything you have in your basket is free!