23. 　　　in thought, he almost ran into the car in front of him.

A. Losing　　　　　　 B. Having lost

C. Lost　　　　　　　 D. To lose

22. 　　　we can't get seems better than　　　 we have.

A. What;what　　　　 B. What;that

C. That;that　　　　 D. That;what

21. It is wise to have some money　　　 for old age.

A. put away　　　　　 B. kept up

C. given away　　　　 D. laid up

20. -Can I help you, sir?

-Yes.　 I bought this radio here yesterday, but it　　　 .

A. didn't work　　　 B. won't work

C. can't 　work　　　 D. doesn't work

19. You didn't let me drive.　 If we　　　 in turn, you　　　 so tired.

A. drove, didn't get

B. drove; wouldn't get

C. were driving; wouldn't get

D. had driven; wouldn't have got

18. The patient was warned　　　 oily food after the operation.

A. to eat not　　　　 B. eating not

C. not to eat　　　　 D. not　 eating

17. Helen　　　 her keys in the office so she had to wait until her husband　　　 home.

A. has left; comes　 B. left; had come

C. has left; came　　 D. had left;would come

16. After living in Paris for fifty years he returned to the small town　　　 he grew up as a child.

A. which　　　　　　 B. where

C. that　　　　　　　 D. when

15. We decided not to climb the mountains because it was raining　　　 .

A. badly　　　　　　 B. hardly

C. strongly　　　　　 D. heavily

14. The number of people invited　　　 fifty, but a number of them absent for different reasons.

A. were; was　　　　 B. was; was

C. was; were　　　　 D. were; were