23. The book has been well received, but 　　　　actual sales it hasn’t been very successful.

　 A. in terms of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in place of

　 C. in a way　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in line with

22.It had been raining three days before we arrived ,so we might as well _______ at home.

　 A. stay　　　　　 B. to stay　　　　　　　　 C. have stayed　　 D. to have stayed

21. ____ you've got a chance, you might as well make full use of it.

　　 A. Now that　　 　　　　　B. After

　　 C. Although　　 　　　　　D. As soon as

19. I can't stand _______ with Jane in the same office. She just refuses _______ talking while she works.

　　　 A. working; stopping　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. to work; stopping C. working; to stop　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. to work; to stop

20 As the saying ______,　 the leaves are the forest_____　 the children are to the world .

　 A. goes ,　 what　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　B. talks ,　 which

　 C. puts ,　 what　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　D. puts it,　 which

18. ---How can I wake up so early?

　 ---Set the alarm at 5, ______ you’ll make_______.

　 　A. but…it　　　　 　　　B. and…this　　 C. or…that　　　　 　　D. and…it

17. After graduation from college, Joe _____ for a year seeing the country before he went to work in father’s business.

　 　　A. knocked about　　 B. knocked over　 C. knocked down　　 　D. knocked off

16. By the time I leave university, I ______ enough money to go abroad for further education.

　　 A. will have brought in　　　　　 　　　　B. has brought in

　　 C. may have brought in　　　　　 　　　　D. will bring in

15. Most of what has been said about the Smiths 　　　　also true of the Johnsons．

A．are　　　　 　　B．is　　　　 　　C．being　　　　　 D．to be

14. The boy is interested in anything ______ music.

A .relating to　　 B referred to　　 C .to deal with　　 D. concerned　

13. How long do you think ________ the computer company brings out a new product?

A. it will be before 　　　　　　 　　　　　B. will it be until　

C. will it be when　　　　　 　　　 　　　　　D. it will be that