20. Since I won the big prize, my telephone hasn’t stopped ringing. People _____ to ask how I am going to spend the money.

A. phone　　　 　　　 B. are phoning　　 　　　　　　　 C. were phoning　 D. will phone

19. When speaking in public, it is important to _____ your message _____ and keep the attention of your audience.

　 A. get… through　　　 B. get… into　　　　　　　　 C. get… over　　　　 D. get …across

18. As far as I am concerned, education is about learning and the more you learn, ______.

　 A. the more for life are you equipped　　　　　　 B. the more equipped for life you are

C. the more life you are equipped for　　　　　　 D. you are equipped the more for life

17. The driver began to speed up to ________________ for the hour he’d lost in the traffic jam.

A. keep up　　　 　　 　B. take up 　　　 C. catch up 　　　 　D. make up

16. Stressful environments lead to some unhealthy behavior such as a poor eating habit, which　　　 _____ increases the risk of heart disease.

A. in turn　　 　　　 B. in return　　 　C. by chance　 　　　　　 D. by turns

15. _________, he is still as modest as before, which always moves all the people who know him.

A. As he is a scientist　　　　　 　　　 　B. A scientist as he is

　　 C. Scientist as he is　　　　　　　 　　 　D. As is he a scientist

14. Her money___________ , the lazy middle-aged woman began to steal others’ money at crowded places, such as bus stops, stations, airports and ports.

A. had run out　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　B. running out　　

C. having been run out　　 　　　　　　　　 　D. having run out

13. __________ in the traffic jam, he was likely to be late for the job interview.

A. Being stuck 　　　 　　　 B. Having stuck 　　C. Stuck 　　　　 　　　 　D. Got stuck

12. There is a lot of love in today’s world and I’m convinced that this is still the most powerful ______ in the world.

　 A. power　　　　　 B. energy　　　　 C. force　　　　　　 D. strength