20. Mrs. White prefers _____ some voluntary work in a local hospital, rather than _____ nothing

at all all day long.

A. to doing; do　 　　　　 B. to do; to do　 　　　　　 C. to do; do　　　 D. doing; to do

19. Just be a little _____. We are looking into the matter and you’ll get what you want to know later.

A. patient　 　　 　　　 B. nervous　　　 　　　 C. serious　　　 　　　 D. strict

18. Professor Wilson likes to spend his spare time _____ the piano at home.

A. practicing playing　 　　　　　　　 B. to practice playing

C. practicing to play 　　　　　　　　 D. to practice to play

17. With more people _____ the traffic rules, our city is becoming better organized.

A. respect　　　 　　 　　　B. being respected　　　 C. respected　 　　　 D. respecting

16. Plants need water and sunlight to grow well. _____, a healthy body requires a balanced diet.

A. Formally　　 　　　　 　　B. Generally 　　　　 C. Similarly　　 　 D. Scientifically

15. They _____ friends since they met in Shanghai.

　　 A. have made　 　　 　　B. have become　 　 C. have been　 　　　 D. have turned

14. –I want to borrow your dictionary now.

　 --______. 　

　 A. You’ve got it　 　　　　　　　 B. You’re right　　　 C. Not at all　 　　　　　　　 D. Go ahead