22. Bowing to others is considered ______ but bowing to difficulty is not considered a good quality

　 A. to be a good manner　 　　　　　　　　　　B. a good manners　

C. to be good manners　 　　　　　　　　　　D. being good manners

21. Since there was no way out, the robber decided to _______on his luck to see if he could run away.

　 A. make a chance　　 　B. take chance　 　　　C. take a chance　 　　D. try a chance

20. Keeping what belongs to another without his permission _____ to stealing.

　 A. adds　　　 　　　　　B. comes to　　 　　　　C. amounts　　 　　　D. means

19. I feel _____ ashamed of myself when I hear someone say “ Mind your ______.”

　　 A. indeed; behavior　 　B. really; manner　　 　C. greatly; manners　 D. very much; action

18.　 It is reported that the ambassador together with the working staff______ kidnapped by a group of gunmen who _______ into the American Embassy in Iraq last night but the news is not yet confirmed by the US government.

　　 A. was; burst　 　　　B. were; went　 　　　C. was; entered　 D. were; made their way

17.　 Nobody could have ever imagined that the poor man ______ _______ be a　 millionaire.

　　 A. in rag; could　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　B. in rags; should be　

C. wearing poorly ; should　　 　　　　　　　D. dressed poorly; might

16.　 Being a true Party member, one should never ______ personal gains or fame.

　　 A. ask for　　 　　　　B. apply for　 　　　　C. seek after　　 　　　D. search

15.　 They gave us a detailed account of what was going on in the remote villages. Which of the following can replace the underlined word?

　　 A. expression　　 　　B. description　　 　　　C. conversation　 　　D. statement

14.　 His lack of professional knowledge _______for the failure of the experiment.

　　 A. accounted　　 　　B. explained　 　　　　C. counted　　 　　　　D. contributed

13.　 The guard at the entrance didn’t ______ me in though I had begged him many times.

　　 A. agree　 　　　　　B. permit　　 　　　　C. allow　 　　　　　　D. make