23. We’ll have to finish the job ______.

　　 A. long it takes however　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. it takes however long

　　 C. however long it takes　　　　　　　 D. how long takes it

22. Nowhere else in the world ______ cheaper tailoring than in Hong Kong.

　　 A. a tourist can find　　　　　　　 　　 B. can a tourist find

　　 C. a tourist will find　　　　　　　 　　 D. has found a tourist

21. My demand is that the information referred to in my report ______ to Mr. Brown without delay.

　　 A. to be e-mailed 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. e-mailed　　　 　　　 C. be e-mailed　　　 　 D. being e-mailed

20. Though he was very tired, he stuck ______.

　　 A. to work on　　　 B. working on　　　 　 C. to working on 　　　 D. work on

19. ______ she couldn’t understand was ______ fewer and fewer students showed interests in her lessons.

　　 A. What; why　 　 B. That; what　　　 　　 C. What; because 　　　 D. Why; that

18. Mum, ______ up her baby, ______ into the bedroom and sat quietly at the bedside watching her baby sleeping soundly.

　　 A. afraid of waking; sneaked　　　 　　　 B. afraid to wake; stepped

　　 C. for fear to wake; went　　　　　 　　　 D. for fear of waking; walked

17. His laziness ______ many workers and his work was of course most unsatisfactory, so we ______ at the end of the month.

　　 A. spilled; invaded him　　　　　　 　　 B. struck; paid him back

　　 C. influenced; transmitted him　　 　　　　 D. affected; paid him off

16. Cooperation and teamwork are ______ each other, the importance of which is often ______ among all of us classmates and teachers in order to meet our goals.

　　 A. related to; watched out for　　　　 　　 B. connected with; ignored

　　 C. linked to; stressed　　　　　　　 　　 D. joined up; paid attention to

15. According to the weather forecast, in the next few days we will have drizzles, showers and then thunderstorms ______ the sudden burst of lightning.

　　 A. being followed　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. followed by　　　

C. to be followed　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. following

14. The guide ______ was very grateful to the doctors who had done what they could to save his life in ______ weather.

A. had his hand transplanted; freezing cold　 B. had transplanted his hand; frozen coldly

C. with his hand transplanted; freezing cold　 D. his hand transplanting; coldly frozen