21. The announcer ______ the radio music to make a special announcement.

A. broke          B. interrupted   C. paused          D. cut

22. To be honest, she had a great ______ for the small town where she grew up.

A. effect       B. effort      C. affection        D. patience

23. — May I put my suitcase on the seat here beside you?

   — __________.

   A. Sure, with pleasure        B. Yes, help yourself

   C. Well, never mind          D. Oh, please yourself 

24. She burst into tears when she knew she had to _______ from her children.

   A. be separated              B. have been separated

   C. be divided                D. have been divided

25. Shaw was a man who didn’t _______ money or fame.

   A. take care of      B. tend to           C. care about      D. look ahead

26. — Tony, come down and help me with the heavy box!

   — Come on! I ______ all day long. Get Peter to do that!

A. work         B. had been working      C. had worked    D. have been working

27. The soldiers went on to the next village ______ the heavy rain. 

 A. with despite      B. in spite of           C. even if         D. in case of

28. To stay safe in the forest at night, we should try hard to keep the fire _______.                        

   A. burning         B. burnt              C. to be burning    D. being burnt