23. The population of the newly-built area has _______ doubled in the past three years.

A. larger than　 　　 B. more than　 　　 C. as many as　 　 D. as much as

22. I saw the man ______down and the driver ______away.

A. knocking; drive　 B. knock; driving　 C. knocked; driving　 D. knock; drive

21. ‘We must keep the things_______ here secrets’, the general said ______ at the man in charge of the information office.

A. discussed; stared seriously　 　　　B. being discussed; seriously staring

C. to be discussed; seriously stared　 　D. having been discussed; and seriously stared

20. The managers discussed the plan that they would like to see_____the next year.

A. carry out　 　　　　　　　 B. carrying out　 　 C. carried out　 　 D. to carry out

19. On the_______ morning the little match girl was found ______ at the corner of the street.

A. freezing; frozen　 B. freezing; freezing　 C. frozen; freezing　 D. frozen; frozen

18. I like to get up early so that I can get plenty of work______ before lunch.

A. to do　 　　　　　　 B. doing　 　　　　　 C. done　 　　　　　　 D. being done

17. What________ the taxi drivers in Beijing to take up the study of English?

A. lets　 　　　　　　　 B. makes　 　　　　　 C. forces　 　　 　　　 D. inspires

16. One should remain modest _______ one’s achievements.

A. because of　 　　 B. although　 　　　 C. despite　 　 　　　 D. except for

15. He managed to make himself ________with his _______English .

A. understand, breaking　 　　　　　　 　　　 B. understood, breaking　

C. understand; broken　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. understood ;broken

14. This morning I had difficulty _______someone ______ that car________.

A. finding, who get, to work　 　　　　　　　　 B. to find, that got, worked　

C. finding, who could got, working　 　　　　　　　 D. in finding, got, to work