23. The United Kingdom, _____________ four countries, was ever ruled by four sets of invaders.

　 A. consisted of　　　 　　　　　B. consists of　

　 C. consisting of　　 　　　　　D. is consisted of

22. Only then ______ that it was foolish to break away from my friends and never contact them.

　 A. did I realized　　　 　　　　B. had I realized

　 C. I realized　　　　　 　　　　D. did I realize

21. No one speaks to him; he always feels____________.

　 A. put out　 B. left out　　 C. turned out　 D. worked out

20. It’s dangerous to get close to the building _________.

　 A. built　　 B. to be built　　 C. under construction　　 D. building

19. It was unbelievable that he waited outside the store for a whole day just_______ a cell phone.

　 A. bought　　 　　B. buying　　 　C. to buy　　　 　　　D. would buy

18. Many young adults make use of credit cards, ___________ advantage of their convenience.

　 A. taking　　　 　B. taken　　 　C. having taken　　 　D. having been taken

17. Last year, three students at Changjiang University, Hubei Province,_______ when trying to save two drowning children.

　 A. had killed　　 B. killed　　　 C. had been killed　　 D. were killed

16. Though computers can do a lot of work man can’t do, they can’t completely________ human beings.

　 A. replace with　　 B. instead of　　 C. take place　　 D. take the place of

15. Last week I applied for a job as a guide in a local tourism agency, but I was________.

　 A. absorbed　　 　B. blamed　　 　C. rejected　　 D. instructed

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (1 )

14. Eating too much fat can_________ heart disease and cause high blood pressure.

　 A. contribute to　　 B. cause to　　 C. attend to　　 D. devote to