22、The artist, whose early career was far from being      success, is now widely recognized as

     master of painting.

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

21、We hurried all the way to the airport, only      that the flight had been called off because of the foggy weather.

A．being told          B．to be told         C．having told          D．to have been told

20、President Hu and Obama delivered brief prepared comments on their discussions,       had lasted for two and a half hours.

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

19、With prices       going up, it is sometimes difficult for us to make ends meet on our small income.

A．kept         B．keeping             C．to keep          D．being kept

18、Many of the English programs,        Follow Me and Follow Me to Science, were well received at that time.

A．that is             B．as for           C．such as             D．according to

17、Was it what I said or something I did     made you feel so low, Helen?

A．which            B．what            C．when           D．that

16、The river is so seriously polluted that few fish,      , can be found alive in it.

A．if ever          B．If some          C．if any           D．if never

15、--- Shall we visit Jim tonight?

--- OK. To make sure that he’s in, we’d better call him up       .

A．in exchange           B．in return           C．in brief          D．in advance

14、--- I’ll take it if you reduce the price by 30%.

--- But it’s       my power to sell it cheaper.

A．beyond          B．without          C．off           D．against