23、-- Shall we meet at 9.am this Sunday?

-- __________. I will be available the whole morning.

A. You are right.           B. It doesn’t matter.       C. That suits me fine.      D. Go ahead.

22、Since graduating from university, Andrew ______ what career he wants to pursue in the future. But he has not decided so far.   

A. has been wondering       B. is wondering          C. wonders          D. wondered

21、Zhengzhou University has moved to a new site in the western suburbs, ________ its original one.

A. almost as large as ten times                     B. more than ten times the size as

C. larger than ten times                               D. more than ten times the size of

20、Before _____ on our camping trip, we made sure that we have plenty of food and water in store.

A. running out          B. making out            C. setting out          D. working out

19、It was shortly after that serious accident happened ______ all the people involved were caught and questioned.

A. since               B. that                 C. before              D. when

18、The remains of adventurer’s private airplane were reported ______, but the adventurer remained missing.

A. being found          B. to be found         C. having found        D. to have been found

17、Some companies are thinking of ways to save natural _____ by making better use of the water used in the bathroom.

A. resources            B. sources               C. power           D. energy

16、After seven successful flights, China’s next spacecraft Shenzhou VIII _______to pave the way for building a permanent space laboratory.

A. expects             B. is expecting           C. is expected       D. will be expected  

15、Since the baby milk powder was found to be polluted, there has been universal doubt _____ other food products are safe to eat. 

A. whether             B. that                C. what             D. how

14、In 1888, the world's first beauty contest was held in Belgium. Though _____ is known about the competition, the idea caught on.

A. everything          B. nothing             C. much             D. little