23. I was desperate when ___ with AIDS, but now face facts and will struggle against it.

A. having diagnosed　 B. diagnosed　　 C. diagnosing　　　 D. being diagnosed

22. ____ I accept that he is not perfect, I do actually like the person.

A. While　　　　　 B. Since　　　　 C. Before　　　　 D. Unless

21. –The woman biologist stayed in Africa studying wild animals for 13 years before she returned.

　 --Oh, dear! She ____ a lot of difficulties!

A. may go through　　 　B. might go through　 C. ought to have gone through 　D. must have gone through

20. He was educated at a local grammar school, ___ he went on to Cambridge.

A. from which　 B. after that　　　 C. after which　　　 D. from this

19. It is __ Tom often surfs the Internet playing games ___ makes his parents angry.

A. what, that　　 B. /, that　　　　 C. that, that　　　　 D. that, that

18. When you finish reading the book, you will have ___ better understanding of ___ life.

A. a, the　　　 B. the, a　　　　 C. /, the　　　　　　 D. a, /

17. “We must keep a secret of the things ____ here, “the general said,___ at the man in charge of the information office.

A. discussed, stared seriously　　　　　　 B. being discussed, seriously staring

C. to be discussed, seriously stared　 　　　D. discussed, staring seriously

16. The head office of the bank is in Beijing, but it has ___ all over the country.

A. companies　　　 B. branches　　　　 C. organizations　 D. businesses

15. It’s the present situation in poor areas that ____ much higher spending on education and training .

A . answers　 for　 B. provides for　　 C. calls for　　　 D. plans for

14.-I would never ever come to this restaurant again. The food is terrible!--_________.

A. Nor am I　　 B. Neither would I　 C. Same with me　 D. So do I