20. All morning as she waited for the medical report from the doctor, her nervousness _______.

　 A. has grown　　 B. is being grown　　 C. is grown　　 D. grew

19.That evening, when the heavy rain stopped, I saw ants coming out_______.

　 A. of a large number.　　　　 B. in the large number　

　 C. of large numbers　　　　 D. in large numbers

18. There ___ be　 any difficulty in passing the road test since you have practised a lot in the driving school.

　 A mustn’t　 B shan’t　 C shouldn’t　 D needn’t

17.　 The most important thing about cotton in history is _____ part that it played in _____ Industrial Revolution.

　 A. /; /　　 　B. the; /　　　 　 C. the; the　　　 　D. a; the

16. On Christmas Day people walk about in the street _________ their best.

　 A. and wear　 B and put on　 C dressed in　 D to wear　

15. ______, I cannot agree with his idea.

　 A. As I respect him very much　　　 　　B. As very much I respect him

　 C. Much as I respect him D. Though much I respect him

14. The Foreign Minister said, “ ____ our hope that the two sides will work towards peace.”

　 A. This is　　　　　 B. There is　　　　 C. That is　　　　 D. It is