20．The girl came running to the railway station, only __________ the train had left.

　　 A．find　　　　　 　　 B．to find　　　 　 C．found　　　　 　　 D．finding

19．Was it __________ the conference of APEC that made Shanghai the focus of the world then?

　　 A．being held　　 　　　 B．to hold　　 　　 C．holding　　　 　　 D．having held

18．News came __________ the H1N1 virus may spread more quickly than was thought.

　　 A．when　　　　 　　　 B．where　　 　　　 C．which　　　 　　 D．that

17．As was expected, only five people turned up at the party, __________ disappointed the hostess very much.

　　 A．which　　　　 　　 B．that　　　 　　　 C．who　　　 　　　　 D．where

16．The children in Sichuan look forward with hope __________ a chance to receive further education in their rebuilt hometown.

　　 A．for getting　　 　　 B．of getting　 　 C．to getting 　　　　　 D．to get

15．Shanghai native Charles Kao and two American scientists were __________ the 2009 Nobel Prize for physics yesterday.

　　 A．rewarded　 　　　　　　 B．awarded　 　　 C．praised　　　 　　 D．prized

14．--So hard __________ in the past few months that he has made great progress in English.

　　 --I can see that, only a few mistakes he made in this exam.

　　 A．he worked　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．did he work

　　 C．he has worked　　　　　　　　　　 D．has he worked

13．--How often do you visit your grandparents in the village?

　　 --I feel ashamed．__________.

　　 A．Very often　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 B．By accident

　　 C．Every now and then　　　　　　 　　　　 D．All of a sudden