23. Open your mouth and speak. Don’t be afraid _______in front of others; ______ you are only English beginners.

A. to lose face; after all　　　　　　 　　　　　B. of losing your face; at all

C. of losing face; after all　　　　　 　　　　　D. to lose your face; above all

22. When someone _______ at you, it means he is angry or unhappy about what you have said or done.

A. looks　　 　　　　B. glance　　 　　　　C. stare　　 　　　　D. glare

21. If one wants to succeed in this society, it is very important and necessary that one ______his ______ and avoid one’s _______

　　 A. develop; strengths; weaknesses　　 　　　　B. develops; strengths; weaknesses

　　 C. develop; strength; weakness　　　 　　　　D. develops; strength; weakness

20. ---What do you say if we combine our two businesses for more profit?

　 ---__________.

　 A. It can’t be better　 　　　　　　　　　　　　B. I don’t think so　 　

C. I think it is not OK　 　　　　　　　　　　　D. I can’t say anything

19. If trees continue _______ at the present rate, it won’t be _______there is no trees for shade.

　 A. to cut down; long before　　　　 　　　　　　B. being cut down; before long　

　 C. to be cut down; long before　　　 　　　　　　D. cutting down; before long

18. There is no limit ______ learning so we had better limit our time for leisure _____ the smallest but sufficient amount

　 A. in; in　 　　　　　　B. to; to　 　　　　　　C. to; for　 　　　　　D. of; to

17. Putting on weight is much easier than ______; the most effective solution to solving weight problems is to have a balanced diet and do enough exercise.

　 A. lose it　 　　　　　　B. to lose it　 　　　　C. losing it　 　　　　D. to losing

16. “ With more and more businesses closing down, it is hard to ______ nowadays.” she said with a sigh.

　 A. earn one’s living　 　B. make a living　 　　C. make a life　　 　　　D. earn one’s life

15. Most smokers say they _______ smoking to some degree but health experts suggest that they had better give it up ______ their health.

　 A. benefit; for the benefit of　　　　　　　 　　B. benefit from; with the benefit of　

C. receive goodness; in the benefit of　　　　 　　D. benefit from; for the benefit of

14. The man caught ______ our defense works was tried and sentenced to 10 years in prison.

　　 A. to have spied on　 　B. spying on　 　　　　C. to be spying for　 　　D. spying with