22.　 --- Kennedy Airport, please. I have to be there by 7.

--- _____ but I’ll do my best.

A. No problem　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. OK

C. I can’t promise　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. I can’t do that

21.　 We were just ______ calling you up ____ you come in.

A. about; when　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. on the point of; while

C. on the point of; when　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. on the point of; as

20.　 If you go to Xi’an, you’ll find the palaces there more splendid than commonly.

A. supposed　　 B. suppose　　 　　　　　 C. to suppose　　 　　 D. supposing

19.　 I think it _____ to let farmers have their own land. In that way, they can farm the land by themselves, and food production will be higher.

A. no good　 　　 B. makes sense　　 　 C. talks sense　　 　　 D. usefulness

18.　 ---Are you satisfied with his work, sir?

--- Well, I’m afraid it couldn’t be ______.

　 A. any better　　 B. the best　　 　　　　　 C. any worse　　 　　　 D. the worst

17.　 With his son_____, the old man felt unhappy.

A. to disappoint　　　　 　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. to be disappointed

C. disappointing　　　 　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. being disappointed

16.　 --- I’m not sure what time I’ll arrive, maybe half past seven or a quarter to eight.

--- ___, I’ll be there as early as possible.

A. Anyhow　 　　 B. However　 　　　　　 C. Thus　　 　　　　　　　 D. Therefore

15.　 It will be quite a long time _____ she is back again, so don’t be too cross with her.

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

14.　 We didn’t plan out art exhibition like that but it _____ very well.

A. went on　　 　 B. tried out　　 　　　　 C. worked out　 　　　 D. carried on

13.　 Although he was disabled when he was only nine years old, yet he aimed ____, for which his friends spoke ____ of him.

A. high; high　 　 B.highly; highly　 　　 C. highly; high　　 　 D. high; highly