21.It was Friday as usual we were asked to write a _________ composition.　　

20.---What _______ the taxi drivers in Beijing to take up the study of English?

　 ----The successful bid for the 2008 Olympic Games.　　　　　　　　

19.The task required _________did it _______ careful and brave enough.　　　

18.----What happened to the stranger that morning?　　

　 ----I saw him ________ into the manager’s office but was made ______ at once.

17. He didn’t respond to my answer, perhaps he was ______ in thinking about something.

A. set　　　　　　 B. absorbed　　　 　　C. got　　　　　 　　D. losing

16.We _______ last night, but we went to the net-bar instead.

15. The time is not far away　　　 modern communications will become widespread in China’s vast countryside.

A．as　　 　　　 　　B．until　　　　　 　C．before　　　　　　 D．when

14. --- It’s ______ to rain.　　

--- Let’s get the work _______ before the rain comes.

13．Parents are the first teachers of their children. You will see how great the _____ everything that they say and do has on them is.

A. affect　 　　　　　B. effect　 　　　　　　C. result　 　　　　　　D. use

12.---Why didn’t you put ___your own idea then? We wouldn’t have fallen into this kind of trouble if you had done that!　　　　　

---You see, I’m always ______to do that in such a kind of situation, I’m a shy man.

A. up; ready　 　　　　 B. forward; hesitating 　 C. out; wondering　 　　 　D off; worrying