23.　 _____ your saving so fast, or you’ll end up as a beggar.

A. Stop to spend　 　　B. To stop to spend 　　C. Stop spending 　　D. Stopping spending

22.　 –What do you think of my composition?

--It ____ well except for some spelling mistakes.

A. read　 　　　B. is reading　 　　　　C. reads　 　　　　D. is read

21.　 I ____ to call on you yesterday , but someone came to see me just when I was about to leave.

A. didn’t intend 　　B. had intended　 　　C. intended 　　　D. was intending

20.　 All the workers except Jack ____ to work at home.

A. allow　 　　　B. allows 　　　C. are allowed 　　　C. is allowed

19.　 He suggested ___ a meeting and it may be suggested he ____ in our plan.

A. to hold, was interested　 　　　　　　　　B. /, was interested

C. holding , should be interested　 　　　　D. should hold, interested

18.　 To his disappointment, the opinion he had stuck ____ out wrong.

A. to turn 　　　　B. to turning　 　　　　C. to turned　 　　　　D. to be turned

17.　 The new type of cellphone ___ better if it is advertised on TV.

A. will sell　 　　　B. sells　 　　　　　　C. would sell　 　　　　　　D. sold

16.　 Isn’t it time you got down to ____ the papers?

A. mark　 　　　　B. be marked　 　　　C. being marked　 　　　　D. marking

15.　 If you think that treating a woman well means always ____ her permission for things , think again.　　　　　 A. gets　 　　　B. got　 　　　　C. to get　 　　　　D. getting

14.　 Victor apologized for _____ to inform me of the change in the plan.

A. his being not able 　　　　　　　B. him not to be able　

C. his not being able　 　　　　　　D. him to be not able