20、He stood last but one among the twenty interviewees, _____________, he failed the interview.

A．in other words  B．in this way       C．in general  D．in detail

19、He would have attended your birthday party but he _________ himself with a very important experiment.

A．occupied   B．has occupied    C．had occupied    D．has been occupying

18、The government will force companies to ___________ any possible measure to reduce air pollution.

A．adjust       B．adopt        C．adapt        D．accept

17、－Now, where is my ticket?

－_____________! We’ll be late for the film.

A．Take it easy.     B．Come on.  C．Don’t worry    D．Take your time

16、Britain ___________ many other industrialized countries, _________ major changes over the last 100 years.

A．together with; have experienced                   B．as well as; have experienced

C．in common with; has experienced                 D．instead of; has experienced

15、Last week, I bought an interesting story book, ___________ is very beautiful.

A．which cover                                               B．the cover of which

C．its cover                                                    D．the cover of whose

14、－Why do you look sad?

－There are so many problems ____________.

A．remaining to settle                                       B．remained settling

C．remaining to be settled                                 D．remained to be settled

13、___________ only 20 minutes to go before the train left, I felt uneasy in the taxi to the railway station.

A．For          B．With         C．As     D．Because

12、Mary rushed home ________ she heard the news, only ______ that his wife was gone.

A．as soon as; finding                                      B．immediately; to find

C．the moment; find                                        D．when; found

11、－It’s many years since I saw you last, I _________ you at all.

－I wouldn’t have, either, if someone __________ you by the name.

A．didn’t recognize; hadn’t called                      B．didn’t recognize; didn’t call

C．haven’t recognized; didn’t call                      D．recognized; had called