22. ----Does he work hard?　 ----Not at all. Nobody else could be ____.

　　 A. harder　　　　　 B. more hard-working　 C. lazier　　　　 D. more lazily

21. Since the plan has been worked out, we must put it into ___. A. practice

　　 B. reality 　 C. action　　　　 D. fact

20. There ____ no strong earthquake in this area in the near future, people are easy in mind.

　　 A. is　　　　　 B. will be　　　　　　　 C. being　　　　 D. is going to be

19. ____ several times, but he still doesn’t know how to do it properly.　 A. Being shown

　　 B. Having shown　　　　　　　 C. Having been shown　　　　　 D. I’ve shown him

18. ----Do you mind if I smoke here? ---- __________.　 A. Er, you’d better not　

　　 B. Yes, you can smoke here　　　 C. Of course, I don’t 　　 D. No, please don’t

17. Not until he got off the bus ____ that his wallet ____. A. he found; was stolen

　　 B. had he found; had stolen　 C. did he find; had been stolen　 D. had he found; had been stolen

16. ----Do you think the bad weather will ___ ? I can’t stand it any more.　 ----I ___.

　　 A. go on; don’t hope so　 　　 B. keep up; hope not

　 C. take up; think not　 　　　　　　 D. keep on; don’t think so

15. ----Jack fell of a ladder yesterday, but he is all right.　 ----He’s lucky. He ___ himself badly.

　　 A. could wound　　　　 B. could have wounded　 C. could hurt　 D. could have hurt

14. ___ is well known,____ Hong Kong returned to China on July 1^st, 1997 after it had been taken away by England for 100 years.　 A. It; that　 B. It; which　 C. As; x　 D. As; as

13. ----Excuse me, but could you tell the way to the Beijing Zoo? I am a stranger here.

　　　 ----________.　 A. Sorry, but I’m a stranger here my self.

　　　 B. OK, it’s not far from here　　　　 C. Yes, you go ahead, and I’ll follow you.

　　　 D. Well, walk fast, and you’ll soon get there.