22、Having retired from business, he now ____ himself with the welfare of the disabled.

     A. adapts           B. charges              C. associates         D. occupies

21、The inspector ____ his fingers over the sheet of newspaper. There were some marks on the surface of the paper.

A. turned           B. set              C. held           D. ran

20、If you don’t keep the meat in the refrigerator on such a hot day, it may ____.

A. go out           B. go away          C. go off          D. go down

19、To learn English well, we should find opportunities to hear English ___________ as much as we can.

   A. speak    B. speaking     C. spoken       D. to speak

18、Bill wasn’t happy about the delay of the report by Jason, and ______.

A. I was neither                   B. neither was I      C. I was either              D. either was I

17、―My name is Jonathan. Shall I spell it for you?

―______.

A. If you don’t mind             B. Not at all           C. Take it easy              D. Nice to meet you

16、 I like Mr. Miner’s speech; it was clear and ______ the point.

A. at                            B. on                                   C. to                            D. of

15、 I used to love that film ______ I was a child, but I don’t feel it that way any more.

A. once                        B. when                              C. since                        D. although

14、Please remain ______; the winner of the prize will be announced soon.

A. seating                     B. seated                      C. to seat               D. to be seated

13、It looks like the weather is changing for ______. Shall we stick to our plan?

A. the worse          B. worse                      C. the worst                 D. worst