2. Nepal lies _________ China and India.

1. China is _______ the west of Korea.

23. The house rent is expensive. I’ve got about half the space I had at home and I’m paying ________ here.

A.as three times much　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.as much three times

C.much as three times　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.three times as much

22. John hadn’t been able to stop smoking suddenly; he had to control his smoking desire ________.

A.by and by　　　　　　　　　 B.sooner or later　　　　　 C.little by little　　　　　　 D.from time to time

21.Father and mother wanted to go for a ride, and ________,the children wanted to stay at home and play with heir friends.

A .on the other hand　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. on another hand

C. in other ways　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. as a result

20. Nobody but Mary and Tom__________ late for school that day.

A. are　　　　 　　　B. is　　　　　　　　 C. were　　　　　　 D. was

19. More than one girl__________ answered the question.

A .is　　　　　　　 B. are　　　　　　　 C. have　　　　　 D. has

18.Every boy and every girl as well as some teachers who ____ to visit the museum ___ asked to be at the school gate before 6:30 in the morning.

　　 A. are; are　　　　 　　　 　B. is; is　 　　　　　 C. are; is　　　　　　　　 　　　　 D. is; are

17. His “Selected Poems” ____ first published in 1965.

A. were　 　　B. was　　　　 C. has been 　 　　　　　D. have been

16.One or two days ____ enough to see　 the city．

　　 A. is　　　 B. are　　 C. am　　 D. be