1.　　　　 --- I’m still working on my project.

--- Oh, you’ll miss the deadline. Time is ____________.

A. running out　 　B. going out 　　C. giving out　 　D. losing out

21. His father died and _____ him a lot of money.

A. gave　　　 　　　　　　 B. left　　　 　　　　　　　 C. sent　　　 　　　　　　 D. offered

20. Before making your speech, you’d better ________ your thoughts and ideas.

A. collect　　B. gather　　 C. get　　　 D. prepare

19. -------Do you have enough to ________all your daily expenses?

--------Oh yes, enough and to spare.

A. cover　　　　 B. spend　　　　 C. fill　　　　 D. offer

18. Some parents are just too protective. They want to ______ their kids from every kind of danger, real or imagined.

A. spot　　　　 B. dismiss　　　　　 C. shelter　　　　　 D. distinguish

17. The evening news comes on at Seven o' clock and ______　 only thirty minutes.

A. keeps　　　　　　　　　　 B. continues　　　　　　 C. finishes 　　　　　　　　 D. lasts

16. To understand the grammar of the sentence, you must break it 　　　into parts.

A. down　　　　　　　　　 B. up　　　　　　　　　　　 C. off　　　　　　　　　　　 D. out

15. We went to Canada to travel and my cousin ______ as our guide.

A. played　　　 B. showed　　 　　　 C. acted　　　 　　　 D. performed

14. 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

13. Someone who lacks staying power and perseverance is unlikely to ___ a good researcher.

A. make　　　　　　　 B. turn　　　　　 C. get 　　 D. grow