23、It is what you do rather than what you say       really matters.

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

22、Much       he has a good taste, he can’t avoid being influenced by advertisements.

A．that he claims                                 B．does he claim

C．as he claims                         D．is it that he claims

21、It’s already 10’clock. I wonder how it       that she was two hours late on such a short trip.

A．came over         B．came out          C．came about         D．came up

20、Let’s keep to the point or we       any decision.

A．will never reach                                     B．have never reached

C．never reach                              D．never reached

19、As we have much time left, let’s discuss the matter       tea and cake.

A．by          B．at          C．with           D．over

18、Ten minutes earlier       we could have avoided the accident.

A．or         B．but          C．and           D．so

17、Animals suffered at the hands of man       they were destroyed by people to make way for agricultural land to provide food for more people.

A．in which         B．for which           C．so that        D．in that

16、—Can those       at the back of the classroom hear me?

—No problem.

A．seat       B．sit        C．seated         D．seating

15、—Mike, what did our monitor say just now?

—Every boy and every girl as well as teachers who       to visit the museum    asked to be at the school gate before 6:30 in the morning.

A．is; is        B．are ; is        C．is; are          D．are; are

14、—Who did you spend last weekend with?

—      .

A．Palmer’s        B．The Palmers’       C．The Plamers        D．The Plamer’s