19、Student loan is supposed to provide financial support for people who would _______ not be able to go to college．

A．therefore         B．meanwhile          C．otherwise          D．nevertheless

18、Being a good listener is a kind of quality and that’s ____ it takes to keep friendship．

A．what            B．how         C．which             D．where

17、If the world becomes less unfair and if people get better education, much of the poverty can be _____．

A．cleaned out          B．wiped out           C．worked out         D．left out

16、“I'm afraid I can't finish the magazine within the required time．”

“_______．”

A．Not at all                                         B．That's right

C．Take your time                                  D．Please go ahead

15、It was ____that caused him to serve dinner an hour later than usual．

A．our being late                                     B．because we were late

C．we were too late                   D．us being late

14、—Have you ever read The Brief History of Time?

—Yes．While in Britain，I ______it a couple of times．

A．have read       B．would read          C．had read         D．read

13、When you are reading fast, your eyes will be one or two word groups ahead of     _______ your mind is taking in．

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

12、I felt somewhat disappointed and was about to leave _____ something occurred which attracted my attention．

A．unless        B．until         C．when         D．while

11、Nowhere else in the world          kangaroos           Australia．

A．are there; except                                  B．there are, besides

C．are there; besides                                 D．there are; besides

10、It is wrong for someone in such a high _____ in the government to behave too badly in public．

A．situation         B．position          C．employment           D．profession