23. Don’t be too _____ about things you are not supposed to know.

A. strange　　 B. amusing　　 C. curious　　 D. conscious

22. The girl asked him not to leave the door______.

A. to close　　 B. closed　 C. to be closed　 D. closing

21. ______ all her efforts to control it, her voice was shaking .

A. Although　 B. Despite　 C. Because of　 D. According to

20. you’d better ____ some money for special use.

A. pick up　　 B. set aside　　 C. put off　　 D. give away

19. We must draw our attention _____ the fact that the young don’t look ______ to the old nowadays.

A. to; up　 B. on; down　　 C. on; upon　　 D. to; down

18. Although they get higher pay than before, they are becoming pooer because prices keep_____.

A. bringing down　 B. go up　 C. going up　　 D. bring up

17. The thief broke into the house, ______ by the owner.

A. only to be caught　　 B. only being caught

C. having been caught　 D. caught

16. I felt _______ to see her _______ face.

A. disappointing; disappointed　　 B. disappointed; disappointing

C. disappointed; disappointing　　 D. disappointed; disappointed

15. The house has been standing______ without use for months.

A. empty　　　 B. still　　 C. quietly　　　 D. lonely

14. I recommend ______ an English-English dictionary, which I thought would be of great help to his study.

A. buying　 B. bought　 C. to buy　 D. be bought