19. The artist made up his mind t devote all he could _________ his English before going abroad.

A improving　　 B to improve　　　　　 C to improving　　　　 D improving

18.　　　 　of the land in that district 　　　　　covered with trees and grass.　

A. Two fifth；is　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Two fifth；are

C .Two fifths；is　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Two fifths；are

17. Only then　　　　 how much damage had been caused

A. did she realize　 B. she realized　 C. had she realized　 D. she had realized

16. As is known to all, oranges are _______ Vitamin C.

A. rich in　　 　 　　　　　 B. poor with　 　　　　 C. short of 　　　　　　　　　　 D、good　 for

15. Did you find　　　　　 impossible for him to tell the truth?

A. this　　　　　 B. it　　　　　　 　　 C. that　　　　　　 D. what

14. - How are the things in your village?

- Modern farming methods have been brought in and the villagers are ________ now than before.

A. well off　　　　　　　 B. better off　　　　　　　　　 C. badly off　　　　　　　　　　 D. worse off

13. As a film star she was a success, but as a wife she was ________ failure, so their marriage ended in ________ failure.

A. /; /　　　　　　　　　　　 B. /; a　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. a; a　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a; /

12. My aunt always loses her way when she is out by herself because she has no ________ of direction.

A. sense　　　　　　　　　 B. feeling　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. touch　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. scene

11. - How could you ________ my sister so easily in the crowd?

- Because she stood out in her red dress.

A. pick up　　　　　　　 B. pick out　　　　　　　 C. take up　　　　　　　 D. take out

10. When reading, you should ______ your attention on the main idea and the structure of the passage, not on specific words or sentences.

A. pay　　　　　 B. focus　　　 　　　　　　　 C. put　　　 　　　　　 D. expand