23．D　提示：insist意为“坚持说”时，后接的宾语从句的谓语动词用陈述语气；insist意为“坚持要求”时，后接的宾语从句用虚拟语气。第一个宾语从句为“坚持说”的内容，第二个宾语从句为“坚持要求”的内容。

22．B　提示：other than意为“除了……”。rather than意为“而不是……”。beyond意为“远于，超出”。outside意为“在……之外”。

21．A　提示：failure意为“失败”是不可数名词，其前不必使用冠词。state意为“状态、样子、情况；精神状态”是可数名词，其前可使用冠词。a．．．state of．．．意为“……的状态”。

35．As I will be away for at least a year, I’d appreciate ________ from you now and then________ me how everyone is getting along.

　A. hearing; tell　 B. to hear; tell　C. hearing； telling　　 D. to hear; to tell

34．- You can’t finish the book in less than an hour, I suppose?

　- ________.

　A. Yes, I'm sure I can　B. No, hardly　C. Sorry, I can’t　D. I don’t think I can

33．The book is________ boring; it is, in fact, rather exciting and fascinating.

　A. anything but　B. nothing but　C. no more　　D. all but

32．I have kept that portrait ________ I can see it every day, as it always reminds me of my university days in London.

　A. which　　 B. where　　C. whether　　 D. when

31．After the Arab states won independence, great emphasis was laid on expanding education, with girls as well as boys________ ________to go to school.

　A. to be encouraged　B. been encouraged　C. being encouraged　D. be encouraged

30.-You seemed to have been impressed by his songs.

-Well, not exactly so. It was his way of singing____ his voice that really impressed me.

A. rather than　 B. as well as　 C. but also　 D. together with

29．- Were they good to you during your stay there?

　- Sure ! I ________ one of the family there.

A. was treated as　　　　 B. was treated like

C. had been looked on like　D. had been considered like