23. We _______ each other the best of luck in the examination .

　 A. hoped　 B. wished　 C. expected　 D. wanted

22. _________ recent report stated that the number of Spanish speakers in the US would be higher than the number of English speakers by ______ year 2090.

　 A. A; the　 B. A ; /　 C. The ; /　 　D. The ;a

21. Thirty years ago William Harry was a poor boy . Now he is a respectable man . He is no longer _______.

　 A. that he used to be　　　　　　 B. what he used to be

　 C. the man who he used to be　　 D. he used to be

20. The Minister of France stresses that the quality of goods , _______ the quantity of production , is the key to improving the nation’s economy .

A. other than　 B. rather than　 C. more than　 D. better than

19. Almost half of China was _______ by the Japanese soldiers from the year 1937 to 1945.

　 A. run over　　 B. taken over　 C. pulled over　 D. pushed over

18. The managers discussed the plan that they would like to see _______ the next year .

　 A. carry out　 B. carrying out　 C. carried out　 D. to carry out

17. Samuel Clemens , ______ Mark Twain , became a famous writer .

　 A. was known as　 B. known as　 C. was known for　 D. known for

16. --- Would you be able to go to the party ?

　 --- _______.

　 A. I don’t expect　　 B. I’m afraid not　 C. I don’t think so　　 D. I believe not

15. Three fourth of the homework _______ today .

　 A. has finished　 　B . has been finished　 C. have finished　 D. have been finished

14. His parents were so poor that they couldn’t _______ to buy a computer for their only son .

　 A. pay　　 B. cost　　　 C. spend　　 D. afford