23、--Alice came back home the day before yesterday.

---Really? Where _______?

A. has she been                  B. had she been             C. has she gone      D. had she gone

22、We have to face the educational system _______ pressure was heavy.

A. which                      B. for which                 C. where                      D. that

21、The reason _______ he explained to us was quite simple.

A. why                        B. that                          C. how                         D. when

20、I don’t like ______ like that, which is very rude.

A. to be talked                                                 B. being talked

C. to be talked to                                             D. to being talked to

19、Saying that he was not able to paint well, he _______ to refuse his job. Which of the following is WRONG?

A. did all what he could                                    B. tried his best

C. did everything he could                                D. did what he could

18、

The speech was wonderful ______ it lasted too long.

A. as if                        B. for                           C. except that                D. except when

17、Tom is not quite _______ as his brother.

A. good as a student                                                B. as good a student

C. as a good student                                                D. a as good student

16、He is generally _____ the most diligent student in the class.

A. remembered                B. considered                C. regarded                   D. thought of

15、I thought it _______ that the price of the house will keep _______.

A. certain, to go up                                          B. certain  , going up

C. sure, to go up                                              D. sure, going up

14、A shopping mall in the Sates is _______ many individual shops.

A. made up of                     B. consisted of                     C. composed by            D. involved in