23. Day and night, the old woman wept over the death of her only son, ______ she forgave the driver who killed him.

　 A. as though　 B. even though　 C. all though　 D. even

22. ---You should ______ to her for what you did _____her the other day.

　 ---Why should I? It was not my fault.

A.　　　 apologize; to;　 B. have apologized; to;　 C. apologize; with; D. have apologized; about

21. _______ and see how long you can ______it.

　 A. Take your breath; hold B. Hold your breath; do C. Catch your breath; D. Make your breath; make

20. With pressure from life and work increasing day by day, there should be something for people to ______

　 A. make fun of　 B. have fun with　 C. play tricks on　 D. have for fun

19. She is thin ______ as though she never ______ anything.

　 A. for the bone; ate　 B. to the bone; ate　 C. with the bone; eats　 D. to the bone; eats

18.　 The old man is so ______ that he has to ______ his meals every day.

A. forgettable; be reminded of 　B. forgetful; be remembered of

C. forgetful; be reminded of　　 　D. forgettable; be remembered of

17.　 Whoever ______ such a rare chance to get promoted is a fool

　　 A. throw out　 B. throw away　 C. throw off　 D. throw up

16.　 It was obvious that the ship ______ on its voyage without _______ from the officials in charge or it would not have sailed off so secretly.

　　 A. set off; a permission　 B. set out; permission　 C. set off; permit　 D. set out; a permit

15.　 She promised to ______ at the meeting but she didn’t ______.

　　 A. turn up; keep her word　 B. present; keep her promise　 C. attend; turn up　 D. appear; keep her words

14.　 The loud noise outside ______ our teacher’s voice so that we didn’t ______ what he was saying.

　　 A. put out; hear　 B. drowned; make out　 C. cut out; recognize　 D. threw away; know