22. We shouldn’t complain about being poor-many families are _____ than we are.

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

21.She doesn’t like Mrs. Smith, so she always avoids ______ with her.

A. to leave alone B. being left alone　 C, to be left alone D. being left behind

19. Modern forms of transportation and communication have done much to ______ the isolation (隔离) of life in Alaska.　

A. break down　　 B. break out　　　 C. break into　　　 D. break through

18. The two birds ___ each other in shape and color. In other words, they _____ each other in shape　 and color.　　　　

A. differ, are different from　　 　 B. differ from, are different to

C. resemble, are similar to　　 　 D. resemble, are similar with

17. To our great______, Geoffrey’s illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.

A. anxiety　 B. relief　　 C. view　　 D. judgment

16. The detective,____ to be reading a newspaper, glanced at the man_____ next to a woman.

A. pretending, seated　 B. pretended, seated C. pretending, seat D. pretended, seating

14. A sheep _____ on this kind of special grass usually grows much faster than ____on ordinary.

A. feeding; one　　 B. feeds; the one　　 C.　 fed; that　　 D. feeding; it

12. Come and see me whenever ______.

A. you are convenient　　　 　　　　　 B. you will be convenient　

C. it is convenient to you 　　　　　 D. it will be convenient to you

10. Don’t ___ a risk to climb this mountain; it is too steep.

A. make　　　 B. take　　　 C. have　　　　 D. set

7. Mary has always been doing well in that company. Tomorrow she will go on a trip to Europe, ________.　

A. all expenses paid　 B. all expenses paying C. paying all expenses　 D. paid all expenses