20．-- How about _______ Christmas evening party?

　　 -- I should say it was _______ success.

　 A. a; the　　　　 B. the; a　　　　 C. /; a　　　　　 D. /; the

19. It’s already 6 o’clock now. Don’t you think it’s about time _______?

　 A. we are going home　　　　　　　　 B. we go home

　 C. we went home　　　　　　　　　　　 D. we had gone home

18. ---Ouch! You hurt me!

---I am sorry. But I______ any harm. I _______ to drive a rat out.

A. didn’t mean; tried　　　　　　　 B. don’t mean; am trying

C. haven’t meant; tried　　　　　 　　D. didn’t mean; was trying

17. This is the first time that I _______ such an interesting film.

　 A. saw　　　　　　 B. see　　　　　　 C. have seen　　 D. had seen

16. I prefer to stay at home rather than _______ to see a film.

　 A. go　　　　　　 B. to going　　　 C. went　　　　　 D. going

15. -- When can we see the movie “Avatar”? 　My patience _______.

-- It has been on in our city so far.

A. has run out　　　　　　　　 B. has run out of　

C. is running out　　　　　　 D. is running out of

14. Kathy _______ a lot of Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls.

　 A. picked up　　　 B. took up　　　 C. made up　　　 D. turned up

13. Mr. White _______ at 8:00 for the meeting, but he didn’t show up.

　 A. should have arrived　　　　　　 B. should arrive

　 C. should have had arrived　　　　 D. should be arriving

12. At least 10,000,000 persons were killed in Haiti earthquake, ______ 7 Chinese policemen and 1 policewoman.

　 A. include　　　　 B. includes　　　 　C. included　　　　 D. including