23、It was supposed to be ____ surprise but the children ____the game _____.
A.a, gave…away B.the, gave …away
C.X, gave…up D.the, gave…up
22、No decision____about any further appointment until all the candidates_____.
A. is made, are interviewed B.is made, have been interviewed
C. will be made, have been interviewed D.will be made, have interviewed
21、You have no idea how she finished the relay race_____her foot wounded so much.
A. for B. when C. with D. while
20、The lawyer seldom wears anything other than a suit______ the season.
A.whatever B.wherever C.whenever D.however
19、He was busy writing a story, only_____once in a while to smoke a cigarette.
A.to stop B.stopping
C.to have stopped D.having stopped
18、The book was written in 1946,_____the education system has witnessed great changes.
A. when B. during which C. since which D. since when
17、In my view, London’s not as expensive in price as Tokyo but Tokyo is_______ in traffic.
A.the most organized B.more organized
C.so organized D.as organized as
16、Last night Mr. Crook didn’t come back at the usual time._ , he met some friends and stayed out until midnight.
A.Meanwhile B. However C.Instead D.Yet
15、I had hoped Mr. Smith_____ me an early answer.
A. gave B. to give C.giving D. would give
14、____, the children went to the park.
A.It was a fine day B.Being a fine day
C.It being a fine day D.Because the fine weather