20.　 -I told you that he would come to see you.

　 -Actually I had little doubt _____ it was true.

　　　 A. whether　　 　　　 B. that　　 　　　 C. since　　 　　　 　　　　　　　 D. if

19.　 With the government’s aid those ______ by the earthquake have moved to the new settlements.

　　　 A. affect 　　 　　　　　　　 B. affecting 　　　 　　　 C. affected 　　　 　　　　　　　 D. were affected

18.　 My wife bought a pair of trousers for only 10 dollars yesterday; it was a real______.

　　　 A. exchange　　　 　　　 B. bargain 　　 　　 C. trade 　　　 　　 　　　　　　　 D. business

17.　 Don’t ______ any excuse for your failing in the exam this time. We won’t believe you.

　　　 A. put up　　　 　　　 B. show up　　　 C. make up　　　 　　　　 D. keep up

16.　 There are 51 students in Class 3, _____ failed in the test, which made the teacher quite excited.

　　　 A. all of who　　　 　　　 B. all of them　　　 　　　 C. none of whom 　　　　　 D. none of them

15.　 He stopped his work, _____ on the radio and began to listen to the music.

　　　 A. turned　　 　　 B. to turn　　 　　　　　　 C. having turned　 　　　　 D. turning

14.　 According to the recent research, heavy coffee drinking is not necessarily the ______of heart attack.

　　　 A. reason　　 　　　　　　 B. way　　　 　　　　　　 C. fact　　　 　　　 　　　　　　　 D. cause

13.　 –My son has got a straight A in all his final exams.

　 –What a ______ boy! Congratulations!

　　　 A. promising　　 　　　 B. predictable　　 　　 C. eager　 　　　　　　　　 D. curious

12.　 His physical strength as well as patience had almost ________ when the rescue team finally found him in the jungle.

　　　 A. given off　　　　 B. given in　 　　　　　　 C. given up 　　　 　　　　　　　 D. given out

11.　 –Do you think Bill is coming to attend the conference?

　 –Absolutely. I have ______ him to.

　 A. supposed 　　　　　　　 B. advised 　　　　 C. persuaded 　　　　　　　　 D. suggested