21. Old as he is, he prefers _______ something rather than ____ nothing.

　　　 A. to do; do　　　　 B. doing; doing　　　 C. to do; to do　　　　 D. doing; to do

20. We have some other lessons _______ English this afternoon.

　　　 A. but　 　　B. besides　　 C. beside 　　　D. except

19. --Is he _______?　　 --Yes, he lives by himself, but he never feels _______ for he often　　 hears from his family.

　　 A. alone; alone　 　　　　B. lonely; lonely　 C. alone; lonely 　　　D. lonely; alone

18. --My bag is red. What about your bag?　　 --My bag is 　_______ colour as _______.

　　 A. the same; yours 　　B. the same; you　　 C. the similar; you　　 D. similar; yours

17. Those who _______ in the compositions, please _______ them carefully.

　　 A. want to hand; check　　　　 　B. wants to hand; check

　　 C. want to hand; test　　　　　　 D. wants to hand; examine

16. About 85% of smokers _______ men. Over 25% of their income ­­­______ spent in smoking.

　　 A. are; are　　　　　　 B. is; is　　 C. are; is　　　　　　　 D. is; are

15. The railway station is _______ from our school.

　 A. two hour's walk　　 B. two hours' walk　　 C. two hour walk　 　　D. two hours walk

14. The __ man was taken to hospital at once.

　　 A. die　　　　　　　　　 B. dying　 　　　C. dead　　　　　　　　 D. death

13. The doctor said that his mother was _______ of losing her life and that she must be operated on at once.

　　 A. in danger　　　　　　 B. on the danger　　 C. dangerous　　　　 D. out of danger

12. There is _______ water in the pot that I have to fetch some.

　　　 A. such little　　　　　 B. so little　　　 C. such a little　　　　 D. so a little