21. --- Why didn’t Ted go to our party?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

--- __________ his heavy cold.

A. Because　　　　　　 　 B. Because of　　　　　 　 C. Since he was　 　　　　 D. For he was

20. She looks very young but _______she is more than thirty years old.　

A. fortunately　　　　　 B. actually　　　　　　 C. happily　　　　　　 D. strangely

19. --- Oh, it’s you. I _______ you!　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

--- I’ve just had my hair cut and I’m _________my glasses.

A. don’t recognize, having on　　　　　　　　 B. didn’t recognize, wearing

C. haven’t known, putting on　　　　　　　　　 D. didn’t know, dressing

18. ---- How shall I take the medicine?　　　　　　　　　　　

--- You can follow the ________ on the bottle.

A. vocabulary　　　　　 B. speech　　　　 　　 C. lecture　　　　　　　　　　 D. directions

17. ---- Is everyone _________ at the meeting?

　 ----No, Tom is not here. He has something else to do.

A. present　　　　　　　　 B. alive　　　　　　　　 C. silent　　　　　　　　 D. missing　　　

16. ---- It is said that film Titanic _______ a real story.　　

　 ---- But I don’t think so. I think no one in this world can love the other so deeply.

A. is made of　　　　　　 B. is known as　　　　　　　 C. is kept from　　　　　　　 D. is based on

15. Someone called me up in the middle of the night, but they hung up 　　　　I could answer the phone.

　　 A. as　　　　　　 B. since　　　　　 C. until　　　　　 D. before

14. ----- Did the student break the window __________?　　　　　　　　　　　

　 ----- No, he did it when he played football with his classmates. He was too careless.

　 A. at the same time　 B. on purpose　　　　 C. face to face　　 D. no wonder

13. _______ finish his novel, the writer __________ for ten months because he didn’t want to be troubled by the reporter.

　 A. In order to, hid away　　　　　　　　　　　 B. In order to, has been hid away

　 C. In order that, hid away　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. In order that; were hiding away

12. It is surprising that every time I ______ these figures up, I get a different answer.　

　 A. join　　　　　　　　　　 B. add　　　　　　　　　 C. mix　　　　　　　　　 D. put