23. --- How can we study English better?

　 ---_____ singing English songs, there are many other fun ways.

A. Besides　　　　 B. Except　　　　 C. By　　　　 D. For

22. Some people ______ playing football while others enjoy ______ football matches.

A. be fond of; watch　　　　　　 B. are fond; watching

C. are fond of; watched　　　　　 D. are fond of; watching

21. Could you tell me ______ last year?

A. which school you were at　　　　　 B. which school you were

C. which school were you at　　　　　 D. where school were you

20. You are late again. You______ here an hour earlier this morning.

A. should have come　 B. should come　 C. came　 D.would come

19. Children are bored of their studies because they are ______ to do better than they can.

A. hoped　　　　　 B. persuaded　　 C. suggested　 D. expected

18. There were so many people in the street watching the fire that firefighters couldn’t get ______the building.

　A. close to　　 B. closely to　　 C. close at　　 D. closely at

17. I_______with us ,but she wouldn’t listen to me .

A. persuaded her to come out　　 B. persuaded her into coming out

C. tried to persuaded her to come out　 D. advised her come out

16. It is _____to swim in the swimming pool in Summer.

A. great fun　　 B.funny　　　 C.a great fun　　 D.great funny

15. She gave me a ____look -----the kind that said she wouldn’t ______.

A.determined, make up her mind　 　　B. absent-minded, change her mind

C. determined, change her mind　　　 D. broad-minded, make up her mind

14. More than one student ____punished since Christmas.

A. was　　 B. has been　　 C. were　 D. have been