19. My cousin is old enough ______ himself.
A.to were B.to put on C.to dress D.to have on
18. ______ I know, he will be away for three weeks.
A.As soon as B.As quickly as C.As far D.So far as
17. Production fell ______ 20% in May, ______ the same month of last year.
A.in, compared to B.by, compared to
C.with, compared with D.by, comparing with
16. Climb as ______ as the top of the hill, and you may find the entrance ______ the cave.
A.high, in B.far, into C.long, to D.far, to
15. --- Would you mind if I ______ one of these books?
--- ______.
A.took; Certainly not B.take; Yes, of course
C.can take; Yes, please do D.may take; No, I’m using it
14. He made an effort to practise ______ every afternoon ______ winning a prize in the singing competition.
A.to sing, in order to B.sing, so that
C.singing, in the hope of D. sing, in hope of
13. None of the criminals escaped ______.
A.being punished B.punishing C.to be punished D.punished
12.The child dreamed that he had once lived in a ______ house in the forest.
A.wooden pretty little B.little pretty wooden
C.pretty little wooden D.wooden little pretty
11.You ______ the composition, for the teacher allowed you two hours.
A.would have written B.could have written
C.had to write D.could write
10.The peasants are busy with ______. They can’t ______ to waste a single day.
A.harvesting, have B.harvest, afford
C.harvesting, come D.harvesting rice, go