23. Chief Executive Officer, or CEO ______, is a position which everyone wants to achieve in businesses.

　 A. in short　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for short　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. of short　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. on short

22. It’s so foggy that day that I didn’t ______ him until he came near to me.

　 A. recognize　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. organize　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. notice　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. know

21. It is only ______ you understand what your parents do to you ______ you can improve your relationship with your parents.

　 A. that; what　　　　　　　 B. when; that　　　　　　 C. which; where　　　　　　　　 D. how; what

20. Bob insisted that he ______ nothing wrong and David ______ to him right away.

　 A. did; apologized　　　 B. did; apologize　　　 C. do; apologize　　　　　　　　 D. do; apologized

19. I am really concerned about his grades in the mid-term exam because of the little use he ______ of his spare time before it.

　 A. did　　　　　　　　　　 B. took　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. got　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. made

18. Bamboo, which is a common plant in the south, is used ______ in buildings, food, furniture and so on. It is used to make clothes as well.

A. other than 　 　　　　 B. more than 　　　　 C. rather than 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 D. less than

17. Many parents have called head teachers to know ______ their children are getting along well with everything in the school.

　 A. if　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. how　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. where

16. Their friendship didn’t last long before breaking up because they were always ______ what they do for each other.

　 A. adding up　　　　　　　　 B. adding to　　　　　　　 C. adding up to　　　　　　　　　 D. adding

15. Yesterday I came across a friend of mine on the street and we chatted for half an hour. You know, it’s months ______ we met again.

　 A. before　　　　　　　　　　　 B. since　　　　　　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. after

14. I didn’t buy the coat you suggested to me in the department store as it’s ______ expensive.

　 A. far too much　　　　　 B. far too　　　　　　　　　　 C. too much　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. very much