21. A. reply　　　 B. words　　　　 C. excuse　　　 D. explanation

20. A. sure　　　　 B. uncertain　　 C. afraid　　　　 D. eager

19. A. reciting　　 B. asking　　　 C. smoking　　　 D. drinking

18. A. way　　　　 B. habit　　　　 C. situation　　　 D. house

17. A. gave up　　 B. took up　　　 C. went on　　　 D. carried on

16. A. chance　　　 B. courage　　 ability　　　　 D. right

14.____ is no good ____ without doing anything.

A. This; talking　　　 B. It; to talk　　　 It; talking　 D. That; to talk

13. The old man said the accident ___ careless driving, so a lot of money ___ be paid by the driver.

A. was due to; was due to　　　 B. dued

is due to; was due to　　　　 D. is due to; is due to

12. It was in the village ____ we used to live ___ the accident happened.

A. where; that　　 B. which; that　　 that; where　　 D. where; which