24. Wealth has done nothing to reduce her ________ for success.

A. worry　 B. appetite　 C. anxiety　 D. standard

23. Being rich and hospitable, his parents used to entertain friends _________.

A. on a large scale　　 B. on the contrary　　 C. in detail　 D. at stake

22. He is easy to get along with. _____ that, he is a determined boy.

A. In addition　 B. Despite　 C. Apart from　 D. As a consequence of

21. It wasn’t until 2004 ____his son was studying abroad _______ he sold his old house.

A. that/that　 B. when/that　 C. that/where　 D. that/when　 D. when/what

20. ______confident and ______ anxious we feel, _____progress we will make, so we should believe in ourselves and adjust to what we face.

A. More/less/less　　　 B. The more/the less/the more

C. Most/least/least　　 D. The most/the least/ the least

19. _______ the storm, the plane would have taken off an hour earlier.

A. Were it not for　　 B. If it were not for

C. If it had not for　　 D. Had it not been for

18. Snow ______ on the top of the mountain in Tibet even in summer.

A. leaves　　 B. gains 　　C. acquires　 D. stands

17. Let’s make the appointment on Monday, _______.

A. if you are convenient　　　 B. if it is convenient for you

C. if you will be convenient　 D. if it will be convenient

16. –Excuse me, Mr Scrooge, tomorrow it’s Christmas.

　 --______? You’ll want all day off tomorrow, I suppose?

A. So what　 B. What else　　 C. What if　 D. How come

15. The children’s temperatures were very high, and ______.

A. their breath shallow　　　 B. their breathing shallow

C. they breathing shallow　　 D. they were breathing shallow