20、You'd better _______ this part of your speech to make it shorter．

A．1eave out             B．knock out            C．burst out              D．set out

19、A man with a bleeding forehead asked，“Is there a hospital around ______ I can find a doctor?”

A．where           B．which           C．that           D．what

18、By November 2009，the Twilight series _______ over 85 million copies worldwide．

A．sold              B．had sold               C．has been sold           D．had been sold

17、Not until his money was stolen ______ that he shouldn't have left his key with the neighbor．

A．did he be aware                                       B．was he aware

C．he was aware                                            D．aware was he

16、Each of us fails _________，but we should accept these failures as a learning process．

A．from time to time                                     B．all at once

C．all of a sudden                                           D．for the time being

15、______ the unwillingness from animals，many people still like to dress their pets the way they are．

A．Although              B．Despite            C．While               D．Besides

14、Some people still remain _______ about the effect of this new medicine since two people died after taking it．

A．considerate          B．cautious         C．optional           D．beneficial

13、I read a passage on how to resist __________ by the unfriendly words of your partner．

A．to affect              B．affecting              C．being affected            D．to be affected

12、The editors invited some children to draw pictures __________ the future cities look like．

A．of which              B．which            C．of what                D．what

11、Why are there so many new words in this passage? Otherwise it ________ much easier to read．

A．will be                                      B．could have been

C．would be                                     D．would have been