22、The title of the book was on the        of my tongue, but I just couldn’t recall it.

A．end          B．point         C．tip            D．top

21、There         a series of car accidents at the crossing.

A．were        B．are           C．have         D．has been

20、The old pianist wouldn’t listen to our repeated request that he        in public again.

A．play          B．played              C．could play        D．was going to play

19、A Tale of Two Cities is          a novel. It helps us to understand the history of that time.

A．not more than                                             B．no more than

C．less than                                  D．more than

18、Mr. Smith is the only one of those foreigners who        in China.

A．work        B．is working        C．are working            D．had worked

17、Peter’s mother kept telling him that he should give up smoking, but       didn’t help.

A．he     B．which       C．she    D．it

16、         of the land in that district         covered with trees and grass.

A．Two fifth/is      B．Two – fifth/are C．Two – fifths/is D．Two – fifths/are

15、It is reported that the United States has           energy as the whole Europe.

A．as twice    B．twice much      C．twice much as  D．twice as much

14、She           her father to give up smoking, but he wouldn’t listen.

A．persuaded                                                  B．managed to advise

C．tried to persuade                             D．tried to advise

13、In fact more and more people          to live a greener, healthier and more environmentally “green life”

A．choose     B．chose          C．are choosing      D．have chosen