23.--- This book by Tony Garrison is of great use for our course.　

　 --- But I think his latest one is ______ worth reading.

A. better　　　　 B. more　 　　　 C. most　 　　　 D. very

22. ---What do you think of French?

　　 ---In my opinion, French is _______ English.

　 A. a subject so difficult as　 　B. as a subject difficult as

　 C. as difficult a subject as　 　D. difficult as subject as

21. _____ it rain tomorrow, we would have to _______ the picnic.

　 A. Would; put forward 　　B. Should; call off

　 C. Will; give up 　　　　　　 D. Should; put up

20. ---Could you give me some coins, dad? I want to buy an ice cream

　　 ---Sorry, I’ve got ______ on me.　

　 A. none　　 B. nothing　　 C. quite a few　　 D. no one

19. The hospital in Harbin is already _________ of shocking mistreatment, as a 74-year-old man died of heart failure, after 67 days of treatment which cost the family 5.5 million yuan.　　

　 　A. acquired　　 B. charged　　　　　 C. accused　　　　　 D. punished

18. His letter was so confusing that I could hardly make any ________ of it.　　

　 　A. explanation 　　B. meaning　　　　 C. sense　　　　　　 D. guess

17. --- ________ I remind you of is to return the book to our English teacher.　

　　 ---I will give it to him　_________　I see him.　　

　 A. That; immediately　 B. What; the moment　

C. What; while　　　 D. Whether; once

16. ---I really thought I'd be offered the job.　　

　　 ---Oh, well, _________, Clark.

A. you are right　 B. best wishes　 C. congratulations　 D. better luck next time

15. Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, said that over the first nine months of the year it _____ 23 million handsets in China, an increase of 77 percent _____ the same period a year ago.　

A.　sold; comparing with　　　 　　 B. has sold; compared to

C.　had sold; compared to　　　　　　 D. was selling; compared with

14. Bush, 59, looked fresh and _______ as he _______ of the sunny weather to enjoy one of his favorite pastimes.　　

A. energetic; took advantage　　　　 B. cautious; took charge

C. outgoing; took control　　　　　　 D. curious; took notice