22. ---You see, my mum has promised to buy me ________MP4 next month.

　 ---Oh, really? But I wish I could listen to music________MP3.

　 A. a; by　　　　　 B. a; over　　　　 C. an, on　　　　 D. an; with

21. Lots of coal miners died on the job last year, ______ the government to shut nearly 800 small mines in Shanxi Province alone.

A. forced　　　 B. to force　　　 C. forces 　　　　 D. forcing

20. Her friends required that the invitation_________ in no time.

　 A. could accept　　　 　　B. not be accepted

C. be not accepted　　　　 D. would be accepted

19. I saved as much as I could and my mom _________ the rest of the money.

　 A. made up　　 B. thought out　　 C. set off　　 D. settle down

18. ---Kate, how was your holiday?

　 ---I had a great time. I went to scuba diving in Hainan Island.

　 ---Wow! _______.

　 A. Cheers!　　　　　　　 　　　　　B. Sounds really cool!

　 C. How interesting you are!　　　　　　 D. I’ll go there, too.

17. Yuan Long-ping has devoted all his life to the agricultural research, and finally his efforts ________him great achievement and world fame.

　 A. earned　　　 B. offered　　　 C. presented　　 D. directed

16. Those _______ the plan will be asked to speak out their mind and how to carry it out.

　 A. in honor of　　　 B. instead of　　 C. by means of　 　D. in favor of

15. ________ you have bought the little dog, you should take good care of it instead of taking no notice of it, Nina.

A. For　　　 B. Now that　　　 C. After　　　 C. As soon as

14. You can never imagine _______difficulty we had _______the cupboard upstairs.

A. what a; to carry　　　　　　　　　　 B. how; to carry　　

C. what; carrying　　　　　　　　　　　 D. how; in carrying

13. This, I think, ________the first time that we _______traveling together. Would you like to join us?

A. has been; go　　　　　　　 B. was; had gone

C. is; will go　　 　　　　　　　 D. would have been; would go