22、The mother used to ________her son’s pockets while he was asleep, looking for letters from his girlfriend.  

A. pick out                   B. go through               C. deal with           D. look into  

21、There’s no point in trying to ________with her because she will never change her mind.  

A. agree                B. compete                   C. compare            D. reason  

20、Nancy asked Smith to take tea with her. He ________,  fearing to cause her inconvenience.  

A. ignored                    B. declined                    C. resisted             D. cancelled  

19、He refused to sell the old house, for it had too many pleasant ________with his childhood.  

A. associations              B. communications        C. contacts            D. combinations  

18、--What if I inform your parents of your performance at school?

--             .

       A．oh, no. Please.     B．Help yourself.      C．I beg your pardon.   D．You mustn’t please.

17、You can use a large plastic bottle,       cut off, as a pot to grow flowers in.

       A．the top is             B．with its top          C．whose top           D．the top of which

16、The Smiths have three sons, one a baby,      twins of thirteen.

       A．another               B．the other              C．other                   D．the others

15、--I didn’t do well in the last English contest. How about you?

--            .

       A．I’ll do better next time.                         B．I like English, though.

       C．A lot better.                                           D．Even worse.

14、I was overjoyed at the news of my country        so much progress.

       A．to make               B．to have made       C．made                  D．having made

13、On a          cold day, the boy         10 saved one of his classmates from the river.

       A．freezing; aging     B．freezing; aged      C．frozen; aging       D．frozen; aged