19. Readers are required to   the rules of the library and mind their manners.

A. review       B. confirm

C. observe        D. manage

18. ―Wow! Jane, you're slim again.

―Yes. I have been on a special    these days.

A. trip       B.  diet    C. holiday   D. Stage

17. ―You know Brad Pitt is already fifty.

―You are kidding. He doesn't look    .

A. it    B. this    C. the one    D. one

16. Have you got these jeans in   larger size? This pair is a bit  small around    waist.

A. /； the        B.  a; the

C. the; I       D.  a; a

15. I     the main point of the speech and wrote a summary of it.

A. grasped      B. misunderstood

C. mastered      D. recognized

14. In order to go to a key university,  I must   my study from now on.

A. consist of        B.  get away from

C. concentrate on     D.  come up with

13. The athlete's years of hard training    when she finally won the Olympic gold medal.

A. went on         B.  got over

C. ended up       D.  paid off

11. ―Sorry, I have to    now. Its time for class.

—OK, I'll call back later.

A. hang up     B.   break up

C. give up    D.   hold up

10. Believe it or not ， one's personality can be  by one's hand writing.

A. resembled  B. strengthened

C. reflected  D. shaped

9. The APEC leaders' meeting    greater importance to economic cooperation in Asia-Pacific areas.

A. fixes      B. attaches

C. sends     D. concentrates