21．____ in her finest skirt， the girl tried to make herself　 ____ at the party．

　　 A．Dressing； noticing　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 B．Dressed； noticing

　　 C．Dressing； being noticed　　　　　　 　　 D．Dressed； noticed

20．-I’m looking for a house．I’d like ____ with a big garden．

　　 -Yes， madam．We have several of this kind．

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

19．The prices of goods kept ____．We had to cut the expenses in order to meet our daily needs．

　　 A．standing up　　　 　 B．breaking down　 　　 C．going up　 　　　　 D．putting up

18．Seldom ____ him recently， for you see I’m preparing for the project．

　　 A．I meet　　　　　　 　　 B．do I meet　 　　　　 C．I have met　　　 　　 D．have I met

17．I wonder what’s your attitude ____ the problem ____ yesterday．

　　 A．in； discussing　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．to； to be discussed　　　

　　 C．towards； discussed　　　　　　　　　　 D．with； being discussed

16．The shopping center in the city was ____ as a result of a cigarette， which shocked the whole country．

　　 A．burned down　　 　　 B．turned down　　　　　　 C．turned up　　　　 D．taken in

15．I don’t know when he ________, but when he _______ I’ll speak to him．

　 A．will come; comes　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．comes; comes　

C．comes, will come　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．will come; will come

14．The farm as well as its neighboring hills we once spent so much time　　　　　 on a new look．

A．on has taken　　　 　　 B．has taken　 　　　　 C．on having taken　　　 D．having taken

13．With a lot of difficult problems _________, they decided to take a few days off．

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

12．The meat is so rotten and ______．You must have forgotten to put it in fridge．

A．smells terribly 　　　　　　　　　　　　B．smells terrible

C．is smelling terribly 　 　　　　　　　　　　D．is smelling terrible