21. ________ criticizing Elise for what she had done, the teacher praised her highly for it.
A)Owing to B)Thanks to C)Instead of D)In spite of
22. ________ I like the color of the hat, I do not like its shape.
A)As B) When C) While D)Because
23. At the sight of the bear, the ________ girl burst into tears.
A)frighten B)frightening C) frightened D)frightful
24. Both Mary and Ellen, ________ Jane, are studying Chinese History at Peking University.
A)as well as B) and as well C) with D)beside
25. Did you really see Mr. Jones driving _________?
A)as fast B) that fast C) such fast D) how fastening
26. Do you think it wise to _______ trifles all day long?
A)make a fuss about B) make a fool of
C)make faces at D)make mistakes in
27. He feels that his composition is better than _______ in his class.
A)any student’s B) the other students
C) any other’s D) the others
28. He is said ________ seven trips to China in the last five years.
A)to make B) to be made C) to have made D)to have been making
29. He stayed up finishing the job rather than________ it for the next day.
A)leaving B) to leave C) left D)leave
30. I ________ you with the funds. Why didn’t ask me?
A)should provide B) had provide
C) could provide D)could have provided
31. I don’t think we can take it_______, some problems still remain.
A)on hand B)by chance C) for granted D) at will
32. Meat easily _______ in summer season.
A)becomes badly B)changes worse
C) turns badly D)goes bad
33. My wife is going with me to help me________ a new suit.
A)pick out B) pick up C) work out D) work at
34. Oscar could not dance,_________.
A)he could neither sing B) he could not sing, too
C) nor could he sing D) nor sing could he, either
35. Paul invited me to the dinner the day before yesterday, and I _______ his invitation with pleasure.

36. Please send your luggage to the station a quarter of an hour.
A)in charge B) in advance C)in time D)in front
37. She opened the door quietly so as ________ the sleeping children.
A)not disturbing B) not to disturbing
C)not to have disturbed D)not to disturb
38. She used to return home at Christmas,________?
A)didn’t she B) doesn’t she C) used she D) did she
39. So little _______ about stock exchange that the lecture was completely beyond me.
A)did I know B) I had known C)I knew D)I was known
40. The doctor soon made the worried patient feel ________ .
A)in peace B)in private C) accepted D)received
41. The new English dictionary I bought yesterday ________ me almost eighty yuan.
A)spent B) paid C) cost D)owned
42. The noise around was terrible, but I had to ________ it.
A)keep away from B) keep up with
C) live with D) live on
43. The reason I didn’t attend the lecture was simply _______ I got a bad cold that day.
A)for B) as C)that D)since

21 C
22 C
23 C
24 A
25 B
26 A
27 C
28 C
29 D
30 D
31 C
32 D
33 C
34 C
35 accepted
36 B
37 D
38 A
39 A
40 D
41 C
42 C
43 C