21、 “Can I have more coffee?” she said,       the cup.

A. holding out                   B. giving out              C. sending out           D. handing out

20、Though it’s a challenging job, he did it         it took me.

A. one-third a time                                            B. one-third time

C. the one-third time                                         D. one-third the time

19、The following         chosen as the candidates（候选人）of the competition.

A. is                       B. are                       C. has                       D. have

18、―I feel cold and ache all over. I think I        be sick.

―That’s too bad.

A. am going to                  B. am about to           C. will                      D. am to

17、You       think you are clever, but that doesn’t give you the right to order me about.

A. may                            B. can                       C. must                    D. should

16、       has recently been done to provide more buses for the people , a shortage of public vehicles remains a serious problem.

A. That                            B. What                    C. In spite of what              D. Though what

15、After a year’s training, they were made entirely used       under water.

A. to stay                         B. to staying              C. staying                 D. stay

14、―Thanks for your trouble.

―        . I’m        pleased to help you.

A. That’s nothing; too much                              B. Not at all; too only

C. That’s all right; so much                               D. No trouble at all; only too

13、 ―Could you please        one of your pencils for me? I forgot mine.

―Sure.

A. offer                           B. share                    C. give                      D. spare

12、―How do you find our company?

―A little worrying. We         ground as a leader in the field of IT with the others speeding up development.

A. have lost                      B. are losing              C. lost                      D. were losing