23、A dozen ideas were considered _____ the chief architect decided on the design of the building.

A. because      B. before     C. whether        D. unless

22、Eugene's never willing to alter any of his opinions. It’s no use _____ with him.

A. to argue    B. arguing       C. argued        D. having argued

21、Energy drinks are not allowed _____ in Australia but are brought in from New Zealand.

A. to make                 B. to be made        

C. to have been made          D. to be making

20、Russ and Earl were auto mechanics _____ the same pay, but Earl had more ambition.

A. to earn       B. to have earned         C. earning       D. earned

19、One advantage of playing the guitar is _____ it can give you a great deal of pleasure.

A. how           B. why           C. that            D. when

18、The mother felt herself _____ cold and her hands trembled as she read the letter from the battlefield.

A. grow         B. grown         C. to grow    D. to have grown

17、In an hour, we can travel to places _____ would have taken our ancestors days to reach.

A. where        B. when                     C. which        D. what

16、My parents were quarrelling about me _____ I could not quite tell why.

A. since           B. though      C. if             D. until

15、He spoke proudly of his part in the game, without mentioning _____ his teammates had done.

A. what          B. which    C. why              D. while

14、_____ automatically the e-mail will be received by all the club members.

A. Mailed out                          B. Mailing out                        

C. To be mailed out           D. Having mailed out