19．We must draw our attention _____ the fact that the young don’t look ______ to the old nowadays.

A．to; up　 　　　　　　 B．on; down　　 　　　 C．on; upon　　 　　　 D．to; down

18．Although they get higher pay than before, they are becoming pooer because prices keep_____.

A．bringing down　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．go up　

C．going up　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．bring up

17．The thief broke into the house, ______ by the owner.

A．only to be caught　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．only being caught

C．having been caught　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．caught

16．I felt _______ to see her _______ face.

A．disappointing; disappointed　　 　　　　　 B．disappointed; disappointing

C．disappointed; disappointing　　 　　　　　 D．disappointed; disappointed

15．The house has been standing______ without use for months.

　A．empty　　　 　　 B．still　　 　　　　　　 C．quietly　　　 　　　 D．lonely

14．I recommend ______ an English-English dictionary, which I thought would be of great help to his study.

　　 A．buying　 　　　　　 B．bought　 　　　　　 C．to buy　 　　　　　　 D．be bought

13．We shouldn’t spend our money testing so many people, most of____ are healthy.

　 　 A．that　　 　　　　　　　 B．which　　 　　　　　 C．what　　　 　　　　 D．whom

12．There are two new hotels near here_______ construction.

　 　 A．under the　 　　　 B．under　　 　　　　　 C．within　　 　　　　 D．within the

11．We would like to pay you a visit this weekend ________.

　 　 A．if you are convenient　　　 　　　　　　　 B．if it will be convenient to you

　 C．if it is convenient to you　　 　　　　　　　 D．whether you are convenient

10．It was a small place then, 　_____ what it is now.

　　　 A．to be compared to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．comparing to　　　 C．compared to D．comparing with