21. A. Somebody　　 B. Nobody　　　　 C. Anybody　　　 D. You

20. A. bill　　　　　 B. ground　　　　 C. money　　　　 D. finger

19. A. risen　　　　　 B. put　　　　　　 C. raised　　　　 D. held

18. A. 20 dollar　　　 B. 20 dollars　　　 C. 20-dollars　　　 D. 20-dollar.

17.The shop assistant promised me that the material ______ and what she said ______ to be true.

A. would be dried easily ; was proved　 　B. will be dried easily; was proved

C. dried easily; proved　　　　　　　 　D. was dried easily; proved

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One day a famous speaker gave a speech to a crowd of people. He held up a 　18　 　bill. He asked, "Who would like this $20 bill " Hands were 　19　 . Then he said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you, but first let me do this." He began to crumple(弄皱)the 　20　 . He then asked the audience, "　 21　 　still wants it?" Still the hands went 　22　 　in the air. 　 "What 　23　 　I do this " He asked, and he 　24　 　it on the ground, and started to step on it. He 　25　 　it up. Now the bill was 　26　 　and crumpled. "Now who still wants it?" Still the hands went up. 　 "My friends,” He continued, “You have all 　27　 　a good lesson. No matter 　28　 　I did to the money, you still wanted it because the bill did not lose its 　29　 . It was still worth $20. Many times in our 　30　 , we are dropped, crumpled, and stepped on, because we sometimes 　31　 　wrong decisions, or we may 　32　 　with something we do not 　33　 .When what happens, we feel depressed and think we are 　34　 . But in fact no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. The worth of our life comes not 　35　 　what we do or whom we know, but in who we are! Don’t forget ‘the worth of a thing does not depend on its outside 　36　 , but on its inner value.’ This is the 　37　 　of life.

16.------Tom’s wife took the place of him to attend the conference.

-------I would rather Tom _______ there, not his wife.

A. had been　 B. have been　　 C. was　 D. went

15.Look at this ! I _______ some magazines and _______ this card!

A. was looking through; found　 　B. am looking through; had found

C. looked through; had found　　 　D. had looked through; finding

14.Until then I _______ for him for hours in his office.

A. waited　 B. was waiting　 C. have been waiting　 D. had been waiting

13.----What were you up to when she dropped in?

　 ----I ____ for a while and ____some reading.

A. was playing; was going to do　 　B. played; did

C. had played; was going to do　　 　D. had played; did

12.You _________exercises at your desk! Why not take some exercise?

A. always do　 B. are always doing　 　C. have always done　 D. have always been doing