21、With 55 of all 63 Chinese Beijing Olympic champions ______ to compete，the quadrennial national meet is set to hold another sports festival for the country which just ______ its 60th birthday．

A．expected；celebrated                               B．expecting；was celebrated

C．to be expected；celebrating                       D．expect；to celebrate

20、The animals ______ on the spot and the wool ______ to India，where it is made into the shawls．

A．are skinned；taken     B．skinned；took    C．killed；is taken    D．are skinned；taken

19、______ we can’t remove our troubles in life for ever，we can leave them behind when we are on vacation．

A．While           B．When           C．Unless            D．Until

18、After eggs were found containing toxic chemical melamine（三氯氰胺），the price of which is discounted ______ it was before．

A．half as many as      B．as half as many     C．as half much as     D．half as much as

17、The number 9.11 is a special number， ______，I think，will be remembered by the Americans forever．

A．what            B．it             C．which              D．one

16、______ size the moon is nearly equal ______ the area of North and South America．

A．For，with            B．For，to               C．In，to             D．In，with

15、The mobile phone was ______ for at least five years against the bug，but it went wrong only one year later．

A．recommended         B．guaranteed          C．protected            D．promised

14、—What do you suppose I should wear for the party?

—Don’t bother to ______．Nobody will care about it．

A．turn up           B．take up             C．dress up          D．put up

13、There are no signs of any health improvements for promoted people ______ reduced attendance at doctors，which itself may be something to worry about ______ to celebrate．

A．other than；rather than                            B．rather than；other than

C．more than；less than                                  D．except；than

12、—His father used to be the mayor of the city

—______．What is important is whether he has the ability to do the job well．

A．It’s up to you                                          B．That depends

C．Not at all                                                   D．That’s not the point．