20、John is good at his job but he seems to ____ confidence.

A. lack    B. short    C. be short    D. lacking

19、Washington, a state in the United States, was named ____ one of the greatest American presidents.

A. in honour of   B. instead of   C. in need of   D. in case of

18、____ arriving at the office, he began to work.

A. Upon    B. For      C. In     D. By

17、One of the boys who ____ my friends ____ very good at English.

A. is; are           B. is; is             C. are; are       D. are; is

16、―Hi, Jane. I enjoyed myself so much at your birthday party last night.

―         .

A．Oh , that’s kind of you     B．Congratulations  

C．It’s my pleasure              D．Oh, I’m glad to hear that

15、pulse         A. erupt       B. put         C. bury             D. urge

14、harmony      A. honest           B. honey     C. honour              D. hour

13、discourage        A. glad        B. graduate        C. geography       D. glory

12、panic         A. many       B. palace      C. celebrate        D. village

11、 loose        A. cook        B. book       C. proof           D. flood