20.　 ________ development, a multicultural society is believed to have more advantages ______one that is mono-cultural

　　 A. As for;　 about　 B. To; over　　 C. As for; over　 D. With; above

19.　 When the seriously injured boy was taken to a ______ hospital, he was half conscious; while lying in bed, he heard a voice _______ calling him.

　　 A. close; at a distance　 B. near; in the distance　 C. nearby; in the distance D. close; from distance

18.　 A mixture of joy and anxiety ______ me as I watched the rocket soaring upward into the deep universe.

　　 A. held　　 B. caught　 C. settled　　 D. measured

17.　 In his impressive manly voice, my father always _______the importance of setting proper goals in different stages of life.

A. explains us　　 B. impresses on us　　 C. suggests to us　 D. describes to us　

16.　 Just _____ oil ______ well with water, my little daughter never ______ well with her schoolmates in school.

A. like; doesn’t mix; mix　　　　　　　　　 B. as; is not mixed; get on　

C. like; isn’t mixed; get along　　　　　　　　 D. as; doesn’t mix; mixes

15.　 Ten passengers ______ the plane, which crashed into the urban area last night because of the thick fog, are reported to have survived the crash, but the news has not been ______ yet by the officials in charge.

A. on board; made known　 B. aboard; confirmed　 C. on board; said　 D. aboard; made sure

14.　 –How do you keep in touch with your old classmates or schoolmates?

-- By chatting with them on the Internet, _______for three hours every day.

　A. approximately　　 B. averagedly　　 C. mostly　 D. absolutely

13. It was reported that the passenger ship was sailing eastwards in the Atlantic Ocean ______ its captain and some passengers on board_______ something supposed to be a UFO flying overhead.

　　 A. while; caught sight of　　　　　　　　 B. when; caught sight of　

C. as; saw　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　D. since;　 caught a sight of

12.　 The naughty boy spends most of his time playing computer games ______ his lessons.

　　 A. rather than study　 　　　　　　　　　　B. other than studying　

C. rather than studying　 　　　　　　　　　D. other than to study

11. On my way home, I saw a young man with _____ shoulders trying to find out how _____ the river is by walking across it.

A. wide; wide　 　　　B. broad; broad　 　　C. broad; wide　 　　　D. wide; broad