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

13. Many adults wish that they ____ harder at school, which is too late.

A. worked　　　 B. have worked　　 C. had worked　　 D. would have worked

12. –Tom is never late for work. Why is he absent today?-Something ___ to him.

　A. must happen　　　　 B. should have happened C. could have happened　 D. must have happened

11. Happy birthday, Alice! So you have ____ twenty-one already!

A. become　　　 B. turned　　　　 C. grown　　　　 D. passed

10. The shelves were lined with books which neither Hugo nor Sally would ever open, ___ read.

A. much more　 B. rather than　　 C. much less　　　 D. more than