19. I haven' t seen Mary these past few days. I’m afraid she ____ herself for some time.

A. isn't feeling　　 B. hasn’t been feeling　　 C. hadn't been feeling　　 D. wasn't feeling

18. Not far from the club, there was a garden, __owner seated in it playing bridge with his children every afternoon.

A. whose　　　　　　　　 B. its　　　　　　　 C. which　　　　　　　 D. that

17. __ the youth __ the rising sun at 8 or 9 o'clock am, Mao Zedong expressed his great hope for the young men.

A. Comparing; with　　　 B. Compared; to　 C. Compared; with　　　 D. Comparing; to

16. My father ____ my brother for driving but he wanted to pick ____ the knowledge of the computer during his spare time.　　 A. advised; up　 B. persuaded; out　　 C. intended; up　 D. managed; out

15. His job is to sell the ____ carvings in the ____ department of the company.

A. wooden; sales　　　　 B. wood; sales　　 C. wood; sale　　　 D. wooden; sale

14. I smoke out of ____ habit, not for ____ pleasure; for I have been in the habit for twenty years.

A. a; the　　　　　　 B. the; a　　　　 C. x; the　　　　　　　 D. x; x

13．- Jenny, how was your trip to Beijing?- Oh, I missed it. I wish I 　　　　　my vacation there.

　　　 A．am spending　　　　 B．will spend　　　　　 C．have spent　　　　　 D．had spent

12．Try to 　　　　　at least half an hour each day for learning new vocabulary, and you’ll know more words.

　　　　 A．set aside　　　　　　 B．take up　　　　　　　　 C．put away　　　　　　 D．go about

11．Don’t you know that Australia was as a matter of fact 　　　　　used to be a nation of prisoners?

　　　 A．where　 B．what　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．which　　　　　　　　 D．that

10．He must have waked 20 times, 　　　a match each time to look at his old watch – midnight, and one o’clock, and then two o’clock.　　 A．to strike 　　　　　　 B．to have struck C．striking　　　　　　　　 D．having struck