(    )23. A number of new buildings_in our city last year.

A. built    B.    will be built    C. were built    D.    are built

(    )22. Rice_a    job in a bank,but to our surprise,he didn’t take it.

A. offered    B.    has offered    C.    was offered    D.    is offered

(    )21. The sick boy_to    hospital by the police yesterday.

A. took    B.    was taken    C.    takes    D.    is taken

(    )20. This kind of metal is used_making    planes.

A. as    B.    for    C.    by    D.    to

(    )19. —Leo,what do you think is the most helpful_in modern times?

—I think it is the computer.

A. invent    B.    inventor    C.    invention    D.    invented

(    )18. I_little    time    to    get    ready    for    the    test, so I wasn’t confident at that time.

A. was given    B.    gave    C.    didn’t    give    D.    wasn’t given

(    )17. We know a lot of useful things were invented_Thomas    Edison.

A. as    B.    for    C.    to    D.    by

(    )16.—Look,what an old palace! It looks so great.

— Yeah,it_nearly    800    years ago.

A. was building    B.    was built    C.    has    built    D.    is built

13.  think of_

14. seem to do_        15.  at that time_

11. the pioneers of different inventions_

12. be used widely_