21、The first set of textbooks________ for teaching English as a foreign language came out in the 16th century.

A. written           B. had been written             C. to be written    D. was written

20、Thousands of teachers _______into their new fiats and the rest of them         for theirs. The government say many more apartment buildings________

A. have moved; is waiting; are to be built

B. have been moved; are waiting; will be completed

C. have been moved; is waiting; will have been putting up

D. have moved; are waiting; are to be set up

19、― They all agree________ George. Has the project been passed?

― Who ________ George can make the final decision?

A. except; except　B. except; besides  C. but; but    D. besides; but

18、The boy the teachers considered ________failed in the final exam, ________ surprised them very much.

A. to be the best; which                       B. as the best student; that

C. to have been studying well; it           D. such as a good student; which

17、Mr. and Mrs. Scott prefer a restaurant in a small town to ________ in so large a city as New York.

A. this　                  B. one　          C. it               D. that

16、― Bob, you're absent - minded !

― Oh, I'm sorry I ________ attention to you, Miss Shute.

A. haven't paid　         B. wasn't paying   C. am not paying　    D. couldn't have paid

15、― Do you often visit your grandparents?

― Mmm… ________ , I'm afraid. I usually phone them.

A. over again        B. time and again         C. once again         D. now and again

14、― How can the problem be solved？  

― Well, we must ________ it to the president's own judgment.

A. depend　        B. leave　      C. suggest      D. realize

13、Could you do me a favor and take the box up to the sixth floor?

― ________. No problem at all.

A. With pleasure　 B. My pleasure  C. For pleasureD. At your pleasure

12、Written in a hurry, ________. How can it be satisfactory?

A. they found many mistakes in the report

B. Sam made lots of mistakes in the report

C. there are plenty of mistakes in the report

D. the report is full of mistakes