21、―Jack said he ______ to you as soon as he arrived.

―But he ______ yet.

A. would be writing; hasn't                        B. was going to write; doesn't

C. had written; didn't                                 D. would write; hasn't

20、― Can you turn down the radio, please?

―________.

A. Oh, I know                                   B. Sorry, I didn’t realize it was that loud

C. I’ll keep it down next time            D. Please forgive me

19、--- I promise she ____ get a nice present on her twentieth birthday.

--- That will be a big surprise to her.

A. shall              B. should               C. must                D. would

18、How foolish I was to tell him all that sad news. ______that he had heart problems.

A. Little I remember                                 B. Little did I remember

C. Little that I remembered                        D. Mostly do I remember

17、―Did you pass the oral exam yesterday?

―No, without luck. How I wish I ______ the pronunciation.

A. paid attention to                                B. could pay attention to

C. had paid attention to                           D. pay attention to

16、The more careful you are while writing a composition, ______.

A. you make the fewer mistakes                     B. the few mistakes would you make

C. the fewer mistakes you will make                D. fewer mistakes will be made

15、With their reputation ______in the milk powder incident, the food companies need ______ their image.

A. ruining, improving                               B. ruined, to improve

C. to ruin, to be improved                        D. to be ruined, being improved

14、______people say they want healthy food, McDonalds still makes billions of dollars each year. People say they want to work satisfying jobs, but end up running after the biggest paycheck.

A. While             B. Unless               C. Whether            D. If

13、How long do you think        Obama officially takes office in the White House?

A. it will be that       B. will it be until      C. will it be when      D. it will be before

12、Nowadays working women bear a lot more pressure ________them from families and careers.

A. put on             B. put down           C. put aside             D. put away