23. A. where             B. which                 C. how          D. what            

22. A. At                B. On                    C. In             D. By             

21. A. hard              B. hardly                 C. slowly         D. difficultly        

20. A. said                     B. answered               C. agreed        D. began           

19. A. shall              B. must                  C. need           D. can          

18. A. much too                 B. so little                 C. too much      D. a lot             

17. A. happy            B. unhappy                C. excited         D. worried          

16. A. asked                    B. let                     C. made         D. stopped           

15. --- What did he say just now?   --- He asked you ____.

A. who has been to the USA in your class

B. what was wrong with your computer

C. when did China become a member of the World Trade Organization

D. that China had successfully held the Olympic Games.

Tom is the son of a farm owner. One New Year’s Day, when he was 15, his father___16___

him to work on the farm for one year when he was free. Tom was ___17__ with his father’s idea.

 “That isn’t my job. I have __18___ school work to do.” Hearing this, his father said, “I promise

to give you the best present if you __19__ finish one year’s work.” Tom thought for a while and

__20___.

Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked __21___ until evening, just like any

other farmer. Time passed quickly. Tom’s crops（庄稼）grew well. __22___ the last day of the

year, the father called his son to him. “I’m happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole

year,” said the father. “Now, tell me __23___ you want.”

The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat （小麦）. “I’ve already got the ____24____ present. No pains, no gains. I think this is what you wanted __25__ to know.” His father was quite pleased to hear that.

14. Travelling by train is ____ cheaper and ____ enjoyable than by air.

A. more, much more                                  B. rather, much too 

C. much, far too                                         D. much, far more