23、Susan wanted to be independent of her parents．She tried_______alone, but she didn’t like it and moved back home．

A．living           B．to live        C．to be living         D．having lived

22、The driver’s carelessness and tiredness led to ___________．

A．killing the old man                        B．kill the old man

C．the old man to be killed                    D．the old man being killed．

21、We have had three persons called Paul James _______for us , so it’s a bit ________．

A．working, confusing                                     B．to work, confused

C．work, puzzled                                    D．worked, puzzling

20、His father is a retired engineer in chief．He____in our steel plant almost for 40 years．

A．has worked        B．had been working        C．worked         D．was working

19、One day，I       a newspaper article about the retirement of an English professor at a nearby state college．

A．came to          B．came across          C．came at         D．came over

18、I’m sure they couldn’t have arranged it．They must have met       　．      

A．by chance          B．on purpose           C．for luck         D．in accident

17、I think the person in her speech she       a reliable friend to her．

A．referred to be  　　B．referred to being  　　C．referred to is  　　D．referred must be

16、Students of English should have the ability to      an English passage and soon get its general idea．

A．read            B．sweep       　C．search           D．skim

15、－Marie, I have been putting an weight recently, which really disturbs me a lot ．

－Yeah, I’ve noticed that．    

A．Don’t be serious                  　B．Not at all．You’re still slim, of course

C．It’s time you went on a diet        　D．I will care about what I eat．

14、He told us       he experienced in Africa in these years．Which of the following is wrong?

A．all what          B．what all           C．all all        D．what