22. You' d better ______ your computer before you use it again.

　　 A. observe　　 B. begin　　　　 C. Check　　　 D. pick .

21. The boy' s failure _______ his mother many sleepless nights.

　　 A. paid　　　　　 B. spared　　　 C. spent　　　 D. cost

20. I don' t think I can ____ another night with so little sleep.　 A. live　 B. take C. keep　 D. stand

19. The dear sky _____ fine weather. Let' s go swimming.　 A. promises B. wants　 C. expects　 D. allows

18.That’s a nice coat, and the color ______ you well, so I think it is worth buying.

　　 A. suits　　　　 B. fits　　　　　　 C. matches　　 D. favours

17. I asked him to_______ me a few minutes so that we could go over all the problems.

　　 A. spend　　　　 B. save　　　　　 C. spare.　　　 D. share

16. The terrible noise from the next room simply ________me out of mind.

　　 A. caused　　　 B. put　　　　　 C. drove　　　 D. turned

15. The young man ______ his wet clothes on the grass to dry them in the sun.

　　 A. settled　　　 B, hung　　　　 C. spread　　　 D. opened

14. When I opened the door, a parcel on the floor _______ my eye.

　　 A. met　　　　　 B. caught　　　 C. drew　　　 D. attracted

11.If you don’t mind, I would like to _________ a suggestion.　 A. show 　 B. give　　　 C. make　 D. say 12. ---How will I _______ you at the station?　 ---Well, I’m wearing a hat and I’ve got a big black umbrella with me.　 A. recognize 　 B. notice　　 C. see　　　 D. realize 13. It is said that the strike of the railway workers _____the boss 360 work days.

　　 A. paid　　 　　　B. lost　　　　 C. shared　　　 D. cost