23、The big snow lasted nearly half a week. What was worse, they were trapped in the mountain and badly ________ food.

   A. in search of     B. in the hope of       C. in want of      D. in charge of

22、

Not only ______ do well in her study but she is also good at sports.

A. Mary does         B. Mary did         C. does Mary         D. did Mary

21、

  I’m sorry, Dad. I failed in the entrance examination for college.

  You _____ hard. But don’t lose heart. If you work hard, I’m sure you’ll succeed next year.

A. should study                        B. may have studied        

C. should have studied              D. must have studied

20、The village _______ we visited last week is the one ______ the famous scientist was born.

A. where; that       B. where; where         C. that; where        D. that; which

19、

They have _______ good knowledge of English but little do they know about _______ Russian.

A. a ; /              B. a; the            C. the ; a          D. the; /

18、There was such a long queue for taking money from the bank that I ______ gave up.

A. unfortunately      B. purposefully      C. individually      D. eventually

17、______ the bad news that her son was killed, the woman couldn’t help _______.

A. Hearing; crying               B. Having heard; to cry

C. Hearing; cry                   D. Having heard; crying

16、When it was his turn to go onto the stage, the boy became very nervous because he was afraid he might forget his _________.

A. partner         B. actress         C. lines         D. words

15、Mothers was worried because little Tom was ill, especially _______ Father was away abroad.

A. as             B. that              C. during              D. if

14、 Michael ________ in Beijing for three years. He lives in New York at present.

A. worked         B. has worked         C. had worked        D. works