22.　 --- Did you listen to the speech?

　 --- No, we ______ it. But we had a lot of traffic on our way.

A. must have attended　　 　　　 　　　　　　　 B. shouldn’t have attended

C. could attend　　　　　 　　 　　　　　　　 D. could have attended

21.　 The boss asked the young man to be brief and _____ as he had little time to spare.

A. at best　 B. in place　 C. to the point　 D. under control

20.　 ______ we had been looking forward to.

A. Then came the hour 　　　　　　　　　 B. Before Rose the new teacher stood

C. When the hour came　　　　　　 　　　 D. After Kate stands the new teacher

19.　 You have made a few mistakes in your composition but _____ you have done well.

A. first of all　 　　　　 B. on the whole　　 　　　 C. on the other hand 　　　 D. generally speaking

18.　 --- What do you think of the contest?

--- I was told that the English Speech Contest ______ successfully last night.

A. went along　 　　　　　　　 B. went down　 　　　　　　 C. went off　 　　　　　 D. went on

17.　 The soldiers bedded down in a small old house near the river. Bedded down means______.　　

A. were tired out　　　　　 　　　　　 B. were seriously ill

C. settled for the night　　　 　　　　 D. had a rest

16.　 I’ll go to the market with my father next week. We’re going to buy some ___ glasses.

A. lovely old French　　　　　 　　 B. old lovely French

C. French old lovely　　　　　 　　 D. old French lovely

15.　 What the teacher and the students want to say ____ either of the countries____beautiful.

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

14.　 --- With your help I’ve won the girl’s 100 meters. Thank you.

---_______.

A. With pleasure　　 B. The same to you　　　　　 C. It’s a pleasure　 　　 D. That’s right

13.　 --- Oh, no! It’s a quarter to six already and I’ll miss 6 o’clock train.

--- _______. That clock is half an hour fast. You have enough time to catch it.

A. Hurry up　 　　　　　 B. Don’t make a joke　　 C. Take care　　 　　　 D. Don’t worry