20、MacDonald who had spent much of his time         graduating from college back—    packing round Europe，decided last year to settle down．

A．when         B．while            C．since           D．before

19、The man moved         forward and looked over the edge，shrinking his shoulders．

A. accurately         B．cautiously         C．brilliantly             D．disappointedly

18、Barack Obama’s victory is a historic victory and          that promised change and    overcame centuries of prejudice。

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

17、With  no  central  government，the island was ruled by kings，         a different  region of the country．

A．each controlling                         B．each controlled

C．each to control                         D．each was controlling

16、It was when searching for the lost book whose cover was missing         a secret letter     addressed to his mother．

A．did he find        B．until he found           C．that he found          D．had he found

15、Martin Van Buren was the eighth President of the United States and the first      native language was not English but Dutch．

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

14、一Mr. Wang，may I join the relay race?

一No problem．I’ll         you and Dan in the race．

A．order            B．adjust           C．place              D．enter

13、The secret of her success may      the fact that she knows when to study and when to play．

A．result in          B．1ie in        C．fill in            D．take in

12、Unfortunately，when I got to her flat，she         ，so we had only time for a few words．

A．just left         B．had just left       C．has just left        D．was just leaving

11、一Believe it or not, last month in America I came across the girl whose photo was in the drift bottle I got three years ago!

一Really? That’s the most surprising         I’ve ever heard of!   

A．acquaintance        B．coincidence       C．viewpoint        D．procedure