22、—I wouldn’t like to go out with you. I’m so tired.

—______ You promised to go out for a drive.

A．Really?           B．Not at all.           C．Come on!           D．No matter.

21、The British government often says that providing children with ______ to the information superhighway is of great importance.

A．prevention            B．protection           C．allowance            D．access

20、Duncan, ______ NBA star, is one of _______ few football players who are very popular to many of his Chinese fans.

A．an; the          B．an; a           C．the; the           D．the; a

19、As far as I see, ______ is no possibility ______ he will win the tennis match this time.

A．it ; that        B．there; that            C．it; whether          D．there; whether

18、With the development of the internet, ______ communication will be done by regular mail.

A．more          B．less         C．much         D．little

17、This company is closing up, so lots of workers will be ______.

A．laid down             B．laid out            C．laid off           D．laid aside

16、—Why didn’t you buy the gold ring?

—I ______, but I didn’t have the money.

A．would have           B．bought        C．would like to          D．had bought

15、—Are you still very busy?

—Yes, I ______ the report for the manager and it won’t take long.

A．have just finished                      B．am just finishing

C．had just finished                   D．am just going to finish

14、The young man, ______ several attempts to beat the world record in high jumping, decided to have another try.

A．to make               B．making            C．made            D．having made

13、It is human nature to think back to a golden age ______ one’s country was strong and respected.

A．if         B．when            C．while           D．after