58. If negotiations for the new trade agreements take __, critical food shortages will develop in several countries.
A. too much longer
B. much long too
C. too many longer
D. much too long
59. Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially true__ comes to classroom tests.
A. when
B. since
C. before
D. after
60. I recommend that the planning __ until all the materials have been supplied.
A. is not started
B. will not be started
C. not be started
D. is not to be started
61. Greatly agitated, I rushed to the apartment and tried the door, __ to find it locked.
A. just
B. only
C. hence
D. thus
62. When he arrived, he found ___ the aged and the sick at home.
A. none but
B. none other than
C. nothing but
D. no other than
63. As 4 to 8, ____ 8 is to 16.
A. as
B. so
C. that
D. which
64. According to some educators, the goal of teaching is to help students learn what __ to know to live a well-adjusted and successful life.
A. do they need
B. they need
C. they are needed
D. as they may need