22、Sorry, we are late,--our plane was _____ because of the heavy rain.
A.held out B.held on C.held up D.held back
21、--Did you go to the cinema last night?
--Well, I had ____ to, but it was raining too hard.
A.forgotten B.expected C.intended D.wished
20、According to news reports, personal ____ of guns in the USA causes a lot of trouble.
A.wealth B.possession C.matter D.problem
19、Only when _________________________.
A.did he arrive the meeting began B.he arrived the meeting began.
C.did he arrive did the meeting begin. D.he arrived did the meeting begin.
18、She couldn’t help, even though she tried not to, ____ at the strange clothes her friend was wearing.
A.to laugh B.laugh C.laughing D.laughed
17、---The girl is said to have ___ gift for teaching deaf children.
---She is something. I think it calls for ____ patience and imagination.
A.a, the B.a, / C.the, the D./, a
16、–I am trying to have an ice cream. I am dying of thirst.
--_______. Let’s go and get one.
A.My pleasure. B.Take it easy C.So am I D.So I am
15、Jerry rushed home ____ he heard the news, only ___ that his wife was gone.
A.as soon as, finding B.immediately, to find
C.the moment , fine D.when, found
14、The Friendship Store ___ is being rebuilt stands ____ the two main roads meet.
A./, where B.where, where
C.which, where D.which, which
13、–Shall we go to the movie tonight?
--No, I’d rather ___ at home with our baby. You’d better not leave it to the babysitter at night.
A.you stayed B.you stay C.stayed D.stay