22. A. water　　　　　　　 B. find　　　　　　　　　　　 C. eat　　　　　　　　　　 D. dig

21. A. hills　　　　　　　　 B. countries　　　　　　　　 C. places　　　　　　　　 D. holes

19. When the headmaster announced his plan for a spring outing, the _____of the students in the class _____ for it.

A. majority, were　 B. most, did　 C. most, were　　 D. majority, was

18. When it was his turn to deliver his speech, ______, he walked towards the microphone.

A. nervously and embarrassingly　　 B. nervous and embarrassedly

C. nervously and embarrassing　　　 D. nervous and embarrassed

17. Ma Yingjiu, chairman of Chinese Kuomintang, expressed his thought to the media _____the cross-straits would be united in time.

A. which　　　　　 B. that 　　　　　C. what　　　　　 D. when

16. ----- Are you finishing your task?

------ ______. We need no less than three hours more.

A. Far from it　　 B. Exactly　　 C. Not a little　　 D. No wonder

15. She has worked at the bank for many years, nine ______.

A. generally speaking　 　　　　　　B. believe it or not

C. to be exact　　 　　　　　　　　D. to be honest

14. To add to the festive atmosphere, the park _____ with some grand lights during some special festivals.

A. dots　　　 B. will be dotted　　 C. are dotted 　　D. have dotted

13. Considering the coming of the entrance exam, some schools have abandoned the _____ of doing morning exercises.

A. action　　　　 B. practice　　　　 C. habit　　　　 D. custom