21. The store had to ______a number of shop assistants because sales were down.    

    A. lay down   B. lay out   C. lay off     D. lay aside

22. ---The weather report said that there is rain today.

   ---But I don’t think the football match will be put off_____.  

   A. although   B. even so  C. even though  D. as though

23. ____for the terrible accident, as the public thought, the mayor felt nervous and was at a loss what to do.  

  A. Having blamed  B. To blame  C. Being to be blamed   D. Being to blame

24. ---Did you have any trouble in getting there?   

   ---No. _____ I would have telephoned you.   

  A. However   B. Otherwise  C. Therefore  D. Anyway

25. As the centuries went by, humans made more and more words. This is what we now ___by language.                                         

A. refer to them       B. tell     C. think      D. mean

26.--- I’m sorry that I can’t go to your party tonight. 

  --- _____ ? Haven’t we agreed on it?

  A. What is it   B. Why don’t you  C. What do you think  D. How is it

27. It was not until dark____ he found _____ he thought was the way to solve the problem.

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

28. ____, I think, and the problems could be settled.     

  A. If you double your efforts   B. So long as you keep up your spirits

  C. Making greater efforts      D. A bit more efforts

29.---Do you still remember the accident?   

  --- Yes, actually. I have experienced nothing________.

   A. but frightened    B. except frightening    C. more frightened   D. more frightening 

30. Some of the equipment came from Canada. How about ____?   

    A. another   B. the others  C. the other    D. the rest   

31. I don’t smoke now, but I ____for almost ten years.  

A. ever smoked         B. have ever smoked  C. had ever smoked  D. was ever smoking

32.   --It is said that China has been a member of WTO since 11 December 2001.   

--Well, it’s wonderful that the Chinese people ___have made so much progress these years.

A. must  B. can  C. should  D. may

33 ---Haven’t you met each other at ____ party?   

   ---Yes, but I can’t remember whether it is____ Christmas when we were in college.

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

34. ---How did the plan strike you?  

   ---It ___, so we can’t think too highly of it.

   A. all depends  B. makes no sense  C. is so practical   D. is just so so

35. The teacher seldom let an opportunity to teach his students or to help them make up for the days of schooling they had missed ____.   

    A. pass  B. passing  C. to pass  D. being passed

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