23、―Mum, I failed in the test again.  

―______. Keep on working hard and you'll succeed.  

A．Not at all                B．Certainly not       C．Never mind         D．Don't mention it  

22、The new tax policy only affects people on yearly incomes over￥120，000，       the very rich．

A．by the way    B．a(chǎn)s a result    C．in other words   D．a(chǎn)s a manner of   

21、一Which of the three optional courses did you like best，Joe?

一To tell you the truth，I didn’t like     of them．

     A．either      B．both       C．a(chǎn)ny     D．neither

20、Kate       on her now novel，which is supposed to come out next month．

    A．has been working     B．had worked       C．will be working     D．was working

19、－Why didn’t Tom give you one of his paintings?

－I didn’t want one，but he would have given me one if I       

    A．did      B．would      C．will      D．had

18、一When did you learn the news that Obama made a trip to Canada as President?

一        was on my return．

    A．That       B．It       C．There      D．This

17、Joined by their Mends，Troy and Gabriella staged a musical      heir experiences，hopes and fears about the future．

    A  reflecting       B．reflected    C．being reflected     D．having reflected

16、You       late for yesterday’s class meeting，as it was so important．

    A．couldn’t be                    B．shouldn’t be

    C．mustn’t have been          D．oughtn’t to have been

15、Why do we have to        Joan’s selfish behaviour? She should learn to care for others．

    A. keep up with    B．catch up with  C．put up with  D．come up with

14、

By the end of last year, another new theme park          completed in that area．

    A．was being    B．would be    C．has been     D．had been