19．It took him a long time to _______ the skills he needed to become a professional artist.

　　　 A.require　　　　 B.acquire　　　　 C.inquire　　　　　　　 D.gather

18．The old couple decided to _______ a boy and a girl though they had three of their own.

A.adapt 　　　　 B.bring 　　　　　 C.receive　　　　　　　 D.adopt

17．I’m certain David’s told you his business trouble. ________ it’s no secret that he owes a lot of money to the bank.

　　　 A.However 　　 B.Anyway 　　　 C.Therefore　　　　　　　　 D.Though

16．We should’t complain about being poor. Many families are much ________ than we are.

　　 A.worse off 　　 B.badly off　　　 C.well off 　　　　　　 D.better off

15．A good speaker must try to ________ to the listeners what he means.

　　　 A.get away 　　　　　 B.get through C.get across　　　　　　　 D.get in

14．The key _______ in shape is to _______ a healthy diet and take plenty of exercise.

　　　 A.to stay; eat 　　　　　　　　 B.to staying; eat　

C.to stay; eating 　　　　　　 D.to staying; eating

13．My mother always gets a bit ________ if we don’t arrive when we say we will.

　　　 A.anxious 　　　 B.ashamed 　　 C.weak 　　　　　　　　 D.patient

12．-Excuse me, could you help me to work out the physics problem?

-I’d like to，but you’d better turn to Li Hua for help. She has a good _______ of physics.

　　　 A.master　　　　 B.opinion　　　　 C.education　　　　　　　　and

11．The president spoke at the business meeting for nearly an hour without ________ his notes.

　　　 A.bringing up　 B.referring to C.looking for 　　　 D.trying on

10．It’s the sort of work that _______ a high level of concentration.

　　　 A.calls for 　　　 B.makes up 　　 C.lies in 　　　　　　　 D.stands for