23．_______ the meeting himself gave them a great deal of encouragement．

　　　 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 ___________．

　　　 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．

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

20．Though ________ money, his parents managed to send him to university．

　　　 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．

　　　 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．

　　　 A．Sure, go ahead．　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Yes, indeed．　

　　　 C．Sorry, I don’t know．　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Don’t mention it．

17．Puppy love is _________．

　　　 A．there where Chinese parents have long been arguing

　　　 B．where Chinese parents have long been arguing

　　　 C．where do Chinese parents argue about

　　　 D．the place that Chinese parents argue about

16．He looked around and caught a man _______ his hand into the passenger's pocket．

　　　 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 _______．

　　　 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．

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