24、The parents suggested ___ in the hotel room but their kids were anxious to camp out during the trip.

A. sleep                B. to sleep                    C. sleeping                   D. having slept

23、These shoes look very good. I wonder ___.

A. how much cost they are                        B. how much do they cost

C. how much they cost                                    D. how much are they cost

21、What        us was not what the little girl said but        she said it.

A．surprised; the say                                       B．surprising; in the way

C．surprise; the way that                                  D．has been surprised; the way which

20、The editor-in-chief asked me to write another article for them,        about how to prevent bird flu.

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

19、After years of hard work, the writer finally had his book published       with farming methods.

A．dealing             B．to deal             C．to be deal         D．being dealt

18、In my opinion,        shouldn’t be any doubt that China will become one of the most powerful countries in the near future.

A．this                 B．that                 C．it              D．there

17、Near the hill there is a small garden,        owner seated in it is playing chess with his friend.

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

16、The newcomers found it impossible to        the climate sufficiently to make permanent home in the new country.

A．approve of       B．depend on        C．make out         D．adapt to

15、—You won’t go to Kathy’s wedding party, will you?

—Yes,        invited.

A．even if      B．if       C．unless       D．as