20. (2010·滨州高考预测)-What a pity! The tickets for the football match have been sold out.
-Don’t worry. You can watch on TV.
A. the game alive B. the living game C. the live game D. the game living
19.(2010·厦门市质检)-Quite a lot of students failed in the math exam.
-Exactly. It is ____ their abilities.
A. within B. over C. against D. beyond
18.(2010·厦门质检)The purse found on the playground matches the ____ by Mary, so it must be hers.
A. direction B. description C. expression D. instruction
17. (2010·陕西卷)What a fine day! Shall we go picnicking?
. But we need to be home before six o’clock for the football match.
A. Have a nice time B. Pardon me C. That’s great D. You are right
16. (2010·陕西卷)-May I take this book out of the reading room?
-No, you . You read it here.
A. mightn’t B. won’t C. needn’t D. Mustn’t
15. _____ we are sure about is the need to prevent children from being spoiled.
A. What B. Which C. Whether D. That
14. Throughout history, the language ______ by a powerful group spreads across a civilization.
A. speaking B. spoken C. to speak D. to be spoken
13. (2010·上海春卷)Never Lisa would arrive but she turned up at the last minute.
A. did we think B. have we thought
C. we thought D. we have thought
12. (2010·上海春卷)It was by making great efforts she caught up with other students.
A. How B. when C. what D. that