20、______his carelessness, sometimes, he is a good student．

A．Besides                  B．Except                     C．Except for             D．But

19、How do you think _______ that he was an hour late on such a short journey．

A．it came about                       B．did it come about

C．it was come about                 D．was it come about

18、_______ the students in our school go on to famous universities every year．

A．A good many        B．A good many of       C．A great deal of        D．Many

17、— Robert has passed the exam．

— _____, and _____．

A．So he has; so you have                   B．So he has; so have you

C．So has he; so have you                      D．So has he; so you have

16、--- 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

15、All my pockets have been _______ but I can’t find my keys．

A．got through           B．given out           C．gone through        D．gone down

14、_______ is known to all, he is admitted to a key university．

A．It          B．What         C．Which           D．As

13、She was such a proud person that she would die ____ she would admit she was wrong．

A．rather than             B．until           C．after         D．before

12、— Mrs. Thompson? She lives in that _____ house over there．

— Does she live _____ or with her children?

A．lonely; lonely           B alone; lonely             C．lonely; alone         D．alone; alone

11、—We need to buy _____ to equip the lab．Shall we go to the store on foot?

— No, we’d better go there by bus _____．

A．a great many equipments, instead on foot

B．a number of equipments, instead of feet

C．several pieces of equipment, instead walking

D．a lot of equipment, instead of on foot