23、Mrs. Black doesn’t believe her son is able to design a digital camera, ________.

A. is he    B. isn’t he    C. doesn’t he  D. does she

22、Do it now, _____ you will be punished.

A. and  B. so that  C. or   D. if

21、The weather is not ______ hot.

A. much B. such C. that D. any

20、Unless ____ to speak, you should remain silent at the conference.

A. invited          B. inviting

C. being invited    D. having invited

19、According to the recent survey, cancer is the leading cause of death among young adults in this area, ______ women.

A. apparently   B. especially   C. exactly  D. probably

18、That his only son was killed in the air crash was a _______ blow to the old man.

A. heavy    B. broad    C. plain    D .main

17、After much _______ the shop owner agreed to cut down the price by 25%

A. debating B. talking  C. discussing   D. bargaining

16、It seems difficult to ______ “hurt” from “injure” in meaning.

A. judge  B. tell      C. divide  D. seperate

15、This is not a match. We’re playing chess just for _______.

A. habit    B. hobby    C. fun  D. game

14、People usually communicate by speaking or writing. However, some occupations rely on hand gestures to communicate.

Railway workers on the ____1___ must communicate with other employees such as engineers on the trains.  ___2___ this, they use lanterns or flags. To ___3___ ‘go’, a railway worker stretches out his arm with the lantern ____4___ his head and moves the lantern up and down.

Soldiers in battle often cannot hear each other. It has been __5_ that soldiers use a complex __6__ of gestures to communicate with each other. When a leader wants other soldiers to follow him, he points to them, and them he uses his arm to point ___7__ the direction they should go. Soldiers in different countries use similar signals so that they can understand each other even if they are not from the same group.

   In classical concerts,  musicians such as pianists and violinists ___8__ the directions of the conductor. He or she will direct the other musicians during the song through hand movements and by ___9__ a small stick known as a baton. Therefore, hand gestures also __10__ an important role in the orchestra.

1.       A. station      B. way      C. earth         D. ground

2.       A.To do         B. Doing    C. For doing    D. Do

3.       A. signal       B. mean     C. point         D. note

4.       A. on           B. above    C. along         D. to

5.       A. suggested    B. repeated C. reused       D. remarked

6.       A. way          B. device    C. system       D. organization

7.       A. to          B. in        C. into         D. from

8.       A. do           B. follow     C. operate    D. flow

9.  A. moving       B. showing    C. removing   D. waving

10. A. do           B. work        C. play       D. make