23. He designed ____abroad for holiday.

A. to go　　 B. going　　

C. gone　　 D. Both A and B

22.What a table! I’ve never seen such a thing before. It’s _____ it’s long.

A. half not as wide as　　

B. wide not as half as　

C. not half as wide as　　

D. as wide as not half

21.I like this jacket better than that one, but it costs almost three times ___.

A. as much　　 B. as many　　

C. so much　　 D. so many

20.At the meeting they discussed three different ____ to the study of mathematics.

A. approaches　 　B. means

C. methods　　 D. ways

19. Finding information in today’s　 world is easy. The ____ is how you can tell if the information you get is useful or not.

A. ability　　　 B. competition　

C. challenge　　 D. knowledge

18. The top leaders of the two countries are holding talks in a friendly ___.

A. atmosphere　 B. state　

C. situation　　　 D. phenomenon

17. It is not who is right but what is right____ is of importance.

A. which　　 B. it　　 C. that　　 D. this　

16.___ worries me the way he keeps changing his mind.

A. It　　 B. That　　 C. What　　 D. This　

15.The children went home from the grammar school ,their lessons ___ for the day.

A. finishing　　 B. finished　

C. had finished　 D. were finished

14.It ___ we had stayed together for a couple of weeks ____ I found we had a lot in common.

A. was until, when　　

B. was until, that

C．wasn’t until, when　

D. wasn’t until, that