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18. I wish I... a car now, I... to work by crowded buses then.
A) have / would go B) had / wouldn't go
C) had / will go D) had / would go
19. When my brother tells me funny stories I can't help laughing.
A) Neither I can. B) So can t.
C) Neither can I. D) So I can't.
20. It seems that whenever we travel abroad we ... to take something we need.
A) am forgetting B) forget
C) had forgotten D) forgot
21. You ... slow down to about 30 kilometers an hour when you are driving through a school zone between dawn and dusk.
A) should B) had to C) were supposed to D) must
22. The newspaper as well as radio ... a powerful means of propaganda.
A) have been B) could have been C) are D)is
23. it was the first time I... in such an important match.
A) had ever played B) have ever played
C) have ever been playing D) was ever playing
Read the text. Then choose the correct answer to question 24-28.
Palmistry is the practice of 'reading hands', of gaining knowledge about personality, past individual history, and likely future events by examining the shape and size of the fingers and, most important, the lines and bumps on the palms themselves. There is some evidence that palmistry may have begun in the Stone Age. Hand outlines can be seen In black and red pigments on the walls of the ancient caves of Almira in Spain and in other European caves. Palmistry as it exists today probably had its origins in ancient India long before recorded history and found its way into western Europe through nomadic bands of Gypsies, who made contact with Europe in the 15^th century.
24. Of the following, the one not mentioned in the passage as a part of palmistry is ...
A) learning about character.
B) changing the events of the future.
C) exploring people's pasts.
D) foretelling the future.
25. It is stated in the passage that the most essential thing for a palm reader to do is ...
A) to look closely at the surface of the palm.
B) to inspect the fingers carefully.
C) to learn about different personality types.
D) to practise by 'reading' many palms,