19. The flag looks especially beautiful _______________　the blue sky.

　 A. against　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　 C. towards　　　　 D. beyond

18. I’m moving to the countryside because the air there is much fresher than ___________ in the city.

　 A. ones　　　　 B. one　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　 D. those

17. _____________　that I couldn’t be absorbed in the work.

　 A. They made so many noise　　 B. So loudly they talked

　 C. It was so noise outside　　　　 D. Such a loud noise did they make

16. The result of the experiment was very good, ___________　we hadn’t expected.

　 A. as　　　　　 B. that　　　　 C. which　　　　　 D. what

15. -- What can I do for you?

　 --I’d like to buy a gift for my mother’s birthday, one at _________ proper price but of ___________ use and it’d better be __________ surprise.

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

14. ___________　healthy, with easy access to affordable medical care, is still a dream for many people with medicine prices ___________　sharply.

　 A. Keep; rise　　　　　　　 B. Keeping; rising　　　　

　C. To keep; risen　　　　　　 D. Having kept; to rise

13. A foreign language like English is difficult to learn, so you ____________ work too hard.

　 A. can’t　　　　 B. must　　　　 C. shouldn’t　 　D. ought to

12. Mr. Smith works as a government official now, but he ____________ in a middle school for 5 years.

　 A. has worked　　 B. worked　　 C. had worked　　 D. had been working

11. I make most of my money by writing books but I do __________ magazines sometimes.

　 A. refer to　　　 B. see to　　　 C. contribute to　　　 D. add to

10. They ___________　him to drop the plan, but he was determined to carry it through to the end.

　 A. urged　　　 B. persuaded　　 C. encouraged　　　 D. suggested