23. John drank some wine the day before , so he was so sleepy that he could hardly keep his eyes _____. But I drank some black coffee so I couldn’t keep myself from ____ even at night.

　　　 A. open; waking　　 B. opened; awake　 C. opening; being awake　　　　　　　 D. open; being woken

22. Great changes ____ in the city and a lot of factories ____, so my hometown has taken on a new look.　　

　　　 A. have been taken place; have been set up　　　　　 B. have taken place; have been set up

　　　 C. are taken place; are set up　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. were taken place; were set up

21. Was Johnson present at the meeting yesterday? Yes, eh was there at first, but it had not been for the fact that he ___ a bit sick, he _____ the meeting t the end.

　　　 A. were; would have attended　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. was; would have attended

　　　 C. had been; would not have attended　　　　　 D. had been; would have attended

20. Don’t’ lose heart __ any difficulty. Just encourage yourself. I will tae your advice __ of troubles.　　

　　　 A. in face of; in time of　 　　　　　　 B. in facing of ; at the time of　　　

C. in the face of; in the time of　　　 D. facing ; at time of

19. Look in the mirror, Jim. You have some ink on your forehead. ____! I’d better go and wash it off at once.

18. How many books do you want to borrow for your reference books? Only one ____ is enough.

　　　 A. such a book　　　　　　　 B. such book　　　　　 C. this kind of book　　　　　　　 D. kind of this book

17. I have never seen ___ before hat everyone likes him. Even when he ___, he looks very lovely.

A. rather a beautiful child like him; makes faces

B. too beautiful a child like him; makes a face

C. as beautiful a child as he; makes the face　　

D. so beautiful a child as he; makes faces

16. ____ takes up the mater for me, I’ll be grateful to ____ because I firmly believe that will be taken up in a fair manner.

　　 A. No matter who; him　　　　　　 B. No matter whoever; them　

　　 C. Who; her　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Anyone; them]

15. I am told that your brother is ____ now and he reported some important events. Not exactly, he is working in the bank instead. _____ told you that was lying.

　　 A. on the press; Whoever B. on the press; Who　　　 C. in eh press; Anyone　 D. in press; Those

14. I want to rent a room, _____? So far a is know, the room costs 300 dollars a month.

A. How much do you know the room costs

B. Do you know how much does the room cost

C.　　　 Do you know how much the room costs

D.　　 How much do you know does the room cost