21. The winner of 1990 was extremely bad. _____ most people say it was the worst winter of their lives.
 A. At last       B. In fact       C. In a word       D. As a result
22. The Wilsons live in _____ A-shaped house near the coast. It is _____ 17th century cottage.
 A. the , /       B. an, the      C. /, the             D. an, a
23. The discussion ____ alive when an interesting topic was brought in.
 A. was coming        B. had come        C. has come        D. came
24. ______ students are required to take part in the boat race.
 A. Ten strong young Chinese           B. Ten Chinese strong young
 C. Chinese ten young strong            D. Young strong ten Chinese
25. We wanted to get home before dark, but it didn’t quite _____ as planned.
A. make out       B. turn out        C. go on       C. come up
26. I ____ pay Tracy a visit, but I am not sure whether I will have time this Sunday.
 A. should      B. might      C. would          D. could
27. ---- What do you want to do next? We have half an hour until the basketball game.
   ----- _____. Whatever you want to do is fine with me.
  A. It just depends    B. It’s up to you  C. All right         D. Glad to hear that
28. --- Brad was Jane’s brother!
   ---_______ he reminded me so much of Jane!
 A. No doubt       B. Above all         C. No wonder        D. Of course
29. Linda worked for the Minnesota Manufacturing and Mining Company, ____ as 3M.
 A. knowing              B. known        C. being known       D. to be known
30. If you are feeling so tired, perhaps a little sleep would _____.
  A. act        B. help         C. serve         D. last
31. _____ modeling business is by no means easy to get into, the good model will always be in demand.
   A. While        B. Since       C. As          D. If
32. I’ve never seen anyone run so fast---- ______ David go.