22. The young clerk was ________ by her boss after her second time to be late.

　　 A. gone　　　　 B. fired　　　 　　　　　　 C. changed　　 　　　 D. frightened

21. I felt something _______, like a gun, ________ against my left side.

　　 A. hard; pressing　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. soft; pressing

　　 C. hard; pressed　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. soft; pressed

20．There were so many novels on the shelf that it was very difficult for me to decide _______

A. to buy which one　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. which to buy one　

C. which one to buy　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to which one buy

19．______ we shall have the music before or after the meal, needs to be discussed.

A. That　　　　　　　　　　　 B. If　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Whether　　　　　　　 D. How

18．________, she just stood there unable to speak a word.

A. For a moment　　　　 B. The moment　　　　　 C. At the moment　　　 D. After the moment

17．--Jane, go and join your partner Lily cleaning the classroom.

---Why ________? Peter is sitting by the window doing nothing.

　　　 A. she　　　　　　　　　　　 B. her　　　　　　　　　　　 C. I　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. me

16．We got up early this time ______ be late for the train again.

A. in order to　　　　　　 B. in order to not　　　 C. so as to not to　　　　 D. so as not to

15．he big dog had got into the garden, jumped onto the table and _______ at her baby.

A. looked　　　　　　　　　 B. had looked　　　　　　 C. was looking　　　　　 D. would look

14．he zoon _______ the lions were kept was not very far from here.

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

13．he students have got very tired; __________.

A. so are the teachers　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. so have the teachers

C. so the teachers did　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. so did the teachers