24. I often played truant then. How I wish I ______ the time on my study!

A. spent　　　　 　　 　B. were spending　　 　 C. had spent　　　　 　　 D. could spend

23. To our great joy, his health has improved ______.

A. a good many　 　 　B. a great deal　　 　 C. a large amount　 　　 D. a large quantity

22. The report about the ______ surprised all the ______ at the Climate Change Summit in

　Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark.

　 A. present pollution; people present　 　　　 B. present pollution; present people

　 C. pollution present; people who present　 　 D. pollution present; presented people

21. ______ in a white uniform, he looks more like a cook than a doctor.

　 　A. Dressed　　　 　　 　　 　B. To dress　 　　　　　　　 　　　 C. Dressing　　　 　　　 D. Having dressed

20. She likes to have everything in order so that she can ______ them when necessary.

A. have a hand in　 　B. place hands on　 　 C. put her hands on　 　 D. lay her hand on 　

19. Only when you ______ what you have learned to practice ______ say you have made it.

A. stick; can you　 　 　B. apply; can you 　　 C. use; you can　 　　　 D. appeal; can you

18. ______ your help, we would never have been able to get out of trouble.

A. But for 　　　　 　B. As for　 　　　　　　 C. Because of　　 　　　 D. According to

17. What you said at the meeting was not ______.To many audience, it was totally out of place.

A. in the places　　 　B. in place　 　　　　　 C. in the place of　 　　 D. in places

16. After the meeting, she invited us to dinner at her home and treated us ______ delicious food.

A. with　　　 　　　 　B. for　 　　　　　　 　　　 C. of 　　　　　　　　 D. to

15. - What do you think of the film “Avatar”?

- ______ it with “2010”, I have ______ the former.

A. Compare, preference for　　　 　　　　　　　 B. Compared, a preference with　　

C. Comparing, preference with　　 　　 　　　 D. Comparing, a preference for