23． _______ the meeting himself gave them a great deal of encouragement. ('03上海春招)

A. The president will attend　　　 　　B. The president to attend

　　 C. The president attended　　　　　 　 D. The president's attending　 　

22. Of the two boys, the one reading a book is ___________.(原创题)

　　 A. the tallest　　　　 B. tall　　　　　　　 C. the taller　　　　 D. taller

21. Some cars are equipped with GPS for people easily to find the _________ of their destination. (原创题)*

　　 A. location　　　　　 B. place　　　　　　 C. area　　　　　　 D. position

20. Though ________ money, his parents managed to send him to university. ('02上海)*

A. lack　　　　　　 B. lacking of　　　　　 C. lacked　　　　　 D. lacking　

19. This library was ranked ______ one of the best libraries in the world_____ honor of its contribution to the people. (变式题)*

A for, with　　　　 B as, for　　　　　　 C as, in　　　　　　 D with, to

18. ---Can I borrow your car this Sunday?

　 ---______________. I won’t use it anyhow. (变式题)

　　 A. Sure, go ahead.　　 B. Yes, indeed.　 C. Sorry, I don’t know.　 D. Don’t mention it.

17. Puppy love is _________. (原创题)**

A.　　 there where Chinese parents have long been arguing　　　　　

B.　 where Chinese parents have long been arguing

B.　　 where do Chinese parents argue about　　　　

C.　　 the place that Chinese parents argue about

16. He looked around and caught a man _______ his hand into the passenger's pocket. ('04北京春招) *

　 A. put　　　　　　　 B. to be putting　　　 C. to put　　　　　 D. putting　

15. – How cold it is! I wonder how grass survive under such heavy snow.

--Don’t worry. There is a lot of air in loose snow which _______. (原创题)*

A. keeps out the cold　　　　　　　　　　 B. keeps the cold away

C. keep off the cold　　　　　　　　　　 D. keep the cold up

14. As we all know, it takes ten years to grow trees but a hundred to rear people, which means it will be ________ one becomes a useful person.. (变式题)*

　 A. before long　　　 B. long after　　　 C. after a long time　　　 D. long before