23.　 I once suffered mental depression and got close to ________ but fortunately a psychological adviser helped me pull through those hard days.

A. breaking up　　 B. breaking down　 C. breaking away　　 D. breaking off

22.　 At the bottom of her heart, nobody can ________ of her father, who made what she is today.

A. take the place　　 B. take place　　 C. in instead　　 D. replace

21.　 Intelligence _______what it takes to do anything well.

A. and hard work is　 B. plus hard work is　 C. other than hard work is　 D. along with hard work are

20.　 The two brothers look very much _______ in appearance but they seldom have ______ attitudes towards the same problems.

A. like; alike　 B. alike; like　　 C. like; similar　　 D. similar; alike

19.　 ---How careless you are! You have _____ the most important point in document.

　　 A. left away　　 B. left with　　 C. left for　　 D. left out

18.　 Studies have shown that if a student is neglected too long, he or she may make trouble on purpose in class to ______ the teacher’s attention.

　　 A. call 　　B. catch　　 C. attract　　 D. focus on

17.　 Their daughter was ______ the family, who went to Beijing University after graduation from middle school.

　　 A. a credit to　　 B. a honor to　 C. a memory of　　 D. pride to

16. The Southern States wanted to ______ from the Union, so the American Civil War ______.

A. get away with; broke up　　　　　 B. get away from; broke up　

C. break away from; broke out　　　 D. break away from; was broken out

15. The island country, ________ more than 50 separate islands, is one of the top attractions for tourists around the world.

A. making up　　 B. consisting of　　 C. forming　　 D. building up

14. Children should be taught to ______ their own problems if they can, which helps train their ability of problem solving.

　　 A. give　　　 B . hand　　　 C. handle　　 D. analyze