20. -Could you give me some coins, dad? I want to buy an ice cream.

　　　 -Sorry, I've got ____ on me.

　　　 A. none　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. nothing　　　　　　　　　　　 C. quite a few　　　　 　　　　D. no one

19. With a lot of difficult problems ____ , the man felt like a cat on a hot brick.

　　　 A. settling　　　 　　 　　　　　　B. settled　　　　 　　　 　C. to settle　　　 　　　 　　　　　D. being settled

18. Distance learning is being ____ in several countries to help children in remote rural schools obtain

　　　 higher education.

　　　 A. attended 　　　　　　 B. adopted　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. adapted　　　　　　　　　　　 D. admitted　

17. I was so familiar with him that I recognized his voice ____ I picked up the phone.

　　　 A. while 　　 　　　　　　B. after 　　　　 　C. in case　　 　　　　 D. the minute

16. The main task for ____ moment is to put ____ end to the war on Iraq as soon as possible.

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

15. I soon found that the work I was doing had already been done by someone else - ____ , I was

　　　 wasting my time.

　　　 A. in so many words　　 B. in words　　　　　　　　　　 C. in other words　　　　　 D. in another word

14. I had been working so hard for several weeks, that I decided to ____ and relax over the weekend.

　　　 A. take the thing easy　 B. take them easy　　　　　 C. take it easy　　　　　　　 D. take easy

13. Our government　 has laid ____　 some health care projects for the people laid ____ in the reform.

　　　 A. down; off　　　 　　　　　 B. up; down　　　　　　　 　 C. off; down 　　 　　　　D. out; off