20.The company producing shoes suffered a loss in December last year, _______ 250 workers.

A. laid off　 B. laying off　 C. paying off　 D. paid off

19.In Britain, packs of cigarettes come with a government health warning _______ them.

A. attaching to　 B. attached to　 C. attaching with　 D. attaching to　　

18.Be careful. It’s easy to have your pocket _______ in a crowd like this.

A. picked　　 B. picked up　 C. missing　 D. to pick

17.Mary has always been doing well in that company. Tomorrow she will go on a trip to Europe,________.　　　　 　　A. with all expenses paid　 　B. at all expenses paying 　　　　　　　　　

C. at all expenses paid　　 D. all expenses paying

16.Those who suffer from headache will find they get ______ from this medicine.

A. relief　　 　　B. safety　　　 　C. defense　 　　D. shelter

15. －The weather has been very hot and dry.

　 －Yes. If it had rained even a drop, things would be much better now! And my vegetables _______.

　 A. wouldn't die　　　 B. didn't die　　　 C. hadn't died　　　　　 D. wouldn't have died

14. The old man ______ his post though he had worked in such bad conditions for more than 20 years.

A. held up　　 B. took up　　 C. stuck to　　 D. insisted on

13. The road, ____to use in October, 2006, has solved the longstanding problem of traffic jams of this area.　　 A. put　　 B. putting　 C. having put　 D. being put

12.---Your school bag wants______, Tom.

---Yes, it does. It’s an easy job because the cloth of the bag _______ well.

A. to be washed; is washed　 B. to be washed; washes　

C. being washed; washes　 D. washing; is washed

11.The new teacher was annoyed that the students couldn’t _____ his meaning because of his strong accent.　 A. get across　 B. make sense of　 C. get through　 D. make sense