20、He stood last but one among the twenty interviewees, _____________, he failed the interview.
A．in other words B．in this way C．in general D．in detail
19、He would have attended your birthday party but he _________ himself with a very important experiment.
A．occupied B．has occupied C．had occupied D．has been occupying
18、The government will force companies to ___________ any possible measure to reduce air pollution.
A．adjust B．adopt C．adapt D．accept
17、－Now, where is my ticket?
－_____________! We’ll be late for the film.
A．Take it easy. B．Come on. C．Don’t worry D．Take your time
16、Britain ___________ many other industrialized countries, _________ major changes over the last 100 years.
A．together with; have experienced B．as well as; have experienced
C．in common with; has experienced D．instead of; has experienced
15、Last week, I bought an interesting story book, ___________ is very beautiful.
A．which cover B．the cover of which
C．its cover D．the cover of whose
14、－Why do you look sad?
－There are so many problems ____________.
A．remaining to settle B．remained settling
C．remaining to be settled D．remained to be settled
13、___________ only 20 minutes to go before the train left, I felt uneasy in the taxi to the railway station.
A．For B．With C．As D．Because
12、Mary rushed home ________ she heard the news, only ______ that his wife was gone.
A．as soon as; finding B．immediately; to find
C．the moment; find D．when; found
11、－It’s many years since I saw you last, I _________ you at all.
－I wouldn’t have, either, if someone __________ you by the name.
A．didn’t recognize; hadn’t called B．didn’t recognize; didn’t call
C．haven’t recognized; didn’t call D．recognized; had called