23．-----Do you think our basketball players played very well yesterday?

　　 ---- _______.

　 A．They were not nervous at all　　 B They were still young

　 C．They played naturally　　 　　　D They couldn’t have done better

22．---- Why didn’t you make a phone call to tell me about it yesterday?

　 ---- ______.　 but I forgot all about it after a meal．

　 A．I did telephone you　　 　B 1 should tell you

　 C．I might have told you　　 D．1 ought to have told you

21．----Were you late for yesterday’s conference?

　 --- No．Fortunately，I ___ catch the last bus to the place．

　 A could　　 B．ought to　　 C．was able to　　 D．was to

20. --- Have you heard that Susan has been appointed director of the Engineering Department?

----- After working so hard for so many years，_____．

A she surely welcomes it　　 B．she certainly deserves it

　C．she is welcome to it　　 D. it’s good news

18．---- If 1 were you，1 would tell her frankly．

　　---- ______.

　 A. 　It’s none of your business　　 B．It’s my pleasure

　 C．1 will think about it　　 　　　D.　 It’s very kind of you to help me

1 9．---1 was so sure that our experiment was going to succeed，but something went wrong at the last moment．

　 ---- _____，but don’t give it up．

　 A．You don’t mean that　　 B．Find out the reason

　 C．Never mind　 　　　　D .1’m sorry to hear that

17．---- I’m sorry I broke your mirror．

---- 0h, really? _____．　　

　 A．It doesn’t matter　　 B．Don’t be so sorry

　 C It’s OK with me　　 　D . 1 don’t care

16．---Don’t forget to phone me when you get home．Just to let me know you’ve arrived safely．

　　 -----1 won’t forget．Good-bye then．

　　 ---_____.

　　 A With pleasure　 　　　B．Have a nice trip

　　 C．Don’t mention it　　 D. It’s very kind of you

15．…My children are always arguing．

　 ---- _____.

　 A．Just ignore them．　　 B．That’s all right．

　 C Are you sure?　 　　　　D．How old are the boys?

14．…My daughter has passed the exam,

　 　--- Congratulation! She’s really intelligent．

　 　----- _____.

　 A．No，no，she is nothing．　　 　　B. Oh，thank you!

　 C．Sometimes she is intelligent．　　 D．You are right．

12．--- _____ .It will help you a lot.

　 ---That’s a good idea．Let’s make some．

A．I promise to get you some coffee．　　 B．Would you please make me some coffee?

C．Help yourself to some coffee．　 　　D .You’d better have some coffee．

1 3．--- I'm so tired，working all morning on the farm"

　 　---- Why not take a rest，then?

　 ---- _____.

　 A．Because I can’t afford it　　 B．Maybe I should

　 C．1 don’t know　　 D．Sorry，I can’t tell you