20、To his disappointment, the company __________ Mr. Lin’s demands for changing his damaged computer.  

A. turned off         B. turned down     C. turned up                 D. turned over  

19、Osama’s victory shows that a man should be _________ not by the color of his skin but by the content of his character.  

A. defeated            B. praised              C. judged                   D. accepted  

18、Our football team never lets itself down and always fights despite ________ comes against us.  

A. whenever                 B. no matter what  

C. wherever                  D. whatever  

17、Nothing is impossible. You can make it _________ you focus your efforts on the project.  

A. as far as            B. as soon as         C. as long as                 D. as well as  

16、They also ask the students to present their independent ideas instead of __________ memorizing the formulas and texts.  

A. totally               B. merely               C. thoroughly         D. clearly  

15、 The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games _______ so successful without the efforts of the nation’s more than 1.7million Olympic volunteers.  

A. would not have been                           B. will not be  

C. would not be                                      D. can not be  

14、It is said that about 200 million Chinese still do not have ________ to safe drinking water.  

A. access                  B. method        C. entrance         D. condition  

13、The government needs to set up a sound secure social system in the long term________ consumers’ confidence.  

A. increasing                                      B. increased  

C. to have increased                            D. to increase  

12、 It’s no secret _______ maths can be a challenging subject for just about anyone to master.  

A. that                       B. whether           C. because        D. why  

11、―Will you attend the Summer Course again in Australia this year?  

―__________. To be frank, up to now I haven’t raised the money I need.  

A. That depends                                          B. No problem  

C. Don’t mention it                                   D. I hope so