23.　 As time is so pressing that every minute _______, _______every minute should be made full use of _______ your grades.

　　 A. matters; so that; improving　　　　　　　　　 B. counts; X; improving　

C. matters; so; to improve　　　　　　　　　　 D. counts; X; to improve　

22.　 It is ridiculous _______ school administrators say is always in disagreement _____ what they do in practice; On the surface, they advocate quality education, aiming to improve students’ overall abilities, but in fact they do everything they can to enable their students to enter schools or universities of a higher level.

　　 A. what; with　 B. what; to　 C. that what; with　 D. that what; to

21.　 His wife is very _______ about dress and she is strongly _______ wearing ______ clothes on formal occasions.

　　 A. special; against; informal　　　　　　　　 B. particular; opposed to; casual

　　 C. especial; against; causal　　　　　　　　　 D. strict; opposed to; usual

20.　 I am _______the government as well as to the general public for just treatment ________ peasant-workers, who have made great contribution to the improvement of city life.

　　 A. asking; on behalf of　　　　　　　　　　　 B. applying; in the name of

C. demanding; in the name of　　　　　　　　 D. appealing to; on behalf of

19.　 Your essay on the formation of volcanoes and their patterns of occurrences is well written _______ except that the language in some paragraphs has to be _______ a little.

　　 A. on the whole; polished　 B. as a whole; modified　 C. in general; rewritten D. generally; reorganized

18.　 If we consider these _______ separately, each _______ is not so serious but if we consider them ______, the situation becomes serious and desperate.

　　 A. phenomenons; phenomenon; as a whole　　　　 　B. phenomena; phenomenon; as a whole

　　 C. phenomena; phenomenon; on the whole　　　　　 D. phenomena; phenomenon; on a whole

17.　 Thousands and thousands of people attended the president’s inaugural ceremony, with ages _______from 5 to 100.

　　 A. varying　　 B. changing　　　 C. ranging　　 D.　 rating

16.　 It is still in question ______ a can of coke could stop thirst but ______no doubt that it can make one ______.

　　 A. if; there is ; refreshed　 B. whether; it is; refresh C. that; there is; refresh D. whether; there is; refreshed

15.　 As I don’t have enough money to buy a new_______ microwave, I have to ______ the present one which breaks down now and then.

　　 A. electric; put up with　　 B. electrical; tolerate　 C. electric; bear　 D. electrical; come up with

14.　 _______we are not attacked by nuclear weapons, we promise that under no circumstances ______ use the bomb first but we reserve the right to use it for counter-attack when necessary.

　　 A. As long as; we shall　 B. If; shall we　 C. So long as; shall we　 D. Even if; we shall