21.　　 They 　　　　their side of the field very well.

A. defended　　 　 　　B. protected　　 　　　　 　　C. keep　　 　　　　　　　 D. prevent

20.　　 A bullet was shot out of the dark cold hole of the rifle and ______ its target without the slightest error as its master’s wish.

A. reached　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. noticed 　　　　　　　　 　 C. reflected　　　　　　　　　 D. found

19.　　 His father died and _____ him a lot of money.

A. gave　　　 　　　　　　 B. left　　　 　　　　　　　 C. sent　　　 　　　　　　 D. offered

18.　　 Before making your speech, you’d better ________ your thoughts and ideas.

A. collect　　B. gather　　 C. get　　　 D. prepare

17.　　 Tom is so stubborn and careful a man, that it took five hours to_______ him of my good idea and to give up his.

A. ask　　　 B. convince　　　 C. remind　　　 D. inform

16.　　 Encourage your children to try new things, but try not to 　　　　them too hard.

A. draw　 　　　　　　　　　　B. strike　　　　　 C. rush　 　　　　　　　　　　D. push

15.　　 The loss has not yet been ______ accurately, but it is believed to be well beyond a hundred million dollars.

A. calculated　　 B. considered　　　 C. completed　　　 D. controlled

14.　　 Sarah, hurry up. I’m afraid you won’t have time to _______ before the party.

A. get changed　　　　　　　　B. get change　　　　 C. get changing　　　　　　　　D. get to change

13.　　 To understand the grammar of the sentence, you must break it 　　　　　 　into parts.

A. down　　　　　　　　　 B. up　　　　　　　　　　　 C. off　　　　　　　　　　　 D. out

12.　　 He is such a man who is always ______ fault with other people.

A. putting　　　 　　　 B. seeking　　 　　　　 C. finding　　 　　　 D. looking for