21. In ______ Chinese culture, marriage decisions were often made by parents for their

children.

A. historic　　 　　 B. remote　　 　　　　　 　C. traditional　　 　　　　 D. fantastic

20. Tom was very angry about ________ to Mary’s birthday party.

A. not inviting　 B. being not invited　 　C. not being invited　 D. not to be invited

19. The disaster is so serious that the people in that area really have a lot of difficulty

______ with their lives.

A. with going　 　　　 B. to go on　 　　　　　 C. going on　 　　　　　　 D. in going

18. The fire made _____ difficult to rescue the people trapped under the ruins in the

earthquake.

A. /　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. this　 　　　　　　　　　 C. that　 　　　　　　　　 D. it

17. The world will be different, and we will have to be prepared to ________ the change.

　 　　　　 A. adapt to　　 　　　　 B. adopt to　 　　　　　 C. apply to　 　　　　　 D. devote to

16. You were silly __________ your car; otherwise, it wouldn’t have been stolen.

A. not locking　　 B. to be locked　 　　　　 C. not having locked　 D. not to lock

15. The health organization is ___________ its tenth anniversary this year.

A. congratulating　 B. being congratulated　 C. celebrating　　 　 D. being celebrated

14. He was severely injured in the war and his _____ prevented him from holding any job.

A. inability　 　　　　　　 B. disability　 　　　　　 C. hurt　 　　　　　　　　　 D. pain

13. Mary felt sad over the loss of photos she had shot in Australia, ______ that was

a memory she especially treasured.

A. as　　 　　　　　　　　 B. which　　 　　　　　 C. when　　 　　　　　　　 D. where

12. He hurried to the station, only _______ that the train had left.

A. to find　　 　　　　 B. to be found　　 C. found　 　　　　　 　D. to have found