23.The prices of goods kept ____. We had to cut the expenses in order to meet our daily needs.

　　 A. standing up　　　 　　　　 B. breaking down　　　 　

　　 C. going up　 　　　　　　 D. putting up

22.Seldom ____ him recently， for you see I’m preparing for the project.

　　 A. I meet　　　　　　　 　　　　 B. do I meet 　　

　　 C. I have met 　　　　 D. have I met

21.She has always ____ her father. In her eyes he is perfect.

　　 A. looked up　　　　 　 B. looked up to　　　　　　　

　　 C. looked down on　　　 　 D. looked on as

20.I wonder what’s your attitude ____ the problem ____ yesterday.

　　 A. in； discussing　　　 　 　B. to； to be discussed　　　

　　 C. towards； discussed　 D. with； being discussed

19.The shopping center in the city was ____ as a result of a cigarette， which shocked the whole country.

　　 A. burned down　　　　　 　　　 B. turned down　　　　　　

　　 C. turned up　　　　　　　 D. taken in

18.-Will you go to the party tomorrow， XiaoHai？

　 -No, ____ I was invited to.

　　 A. as long as　 　　　　 B. so far as　 　　

　　 C. as if　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. even if

17.The government will make every ____ to prevent the flood happening in the Yangtze River.

　　 A. progress　　 　　　 　　　　　B. effort　　　　　 　　

　　 C. sale　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. fulfillment

16.Some university students are ____ to the Internet，so that they can’t put their mind to their studies.

　　 A. addicted　　 　　　　　　　 B. creative　　　 　　

　　 C. special　　　 　　　　　　　 D. unique

15.Only when class began _____ that he had left his book at home.

　 A. will he realize　　　　 B. he did realize　

　 C. did he realize　　　　 D. should he realize

14.There is no point _____ further. It won’t help much.

　 A. on explaining　　　　 B. to explain　　

　 C. of explaining　　　　　 D. in explaining