20、It is clear that a computer works ______ faster than an abacus.

A．a(chǎn) lot            B．a(chǎn) lot of            C．little             D．very

19、--- How long _____ Professor White ______ the book ?

---- For about 10 days．

A．was ; keeping      B．has ; kept         C．has ; borrowed          D．did ; borrow

18、--- What do you think of the good news?

--- Wonderful! It makes us ____．Most of us were ____about it and _____ looks appeared on their faces．

A．excited; excited; excited                           B．exciting; exciting; exciting

C．excited; excited; exciting                           D．exciting; excited; excited

17、--- He has never learned French．

---- __________．

A．So I did       B．So have I          C．Nor I have           D．The same with me．

16、--- Did you went to India as planned?

--- No, we _____________________

A．would rather go to my home town

B．preferred to go to my home town

C．went to my home town instead

D．went to my home town rather than going to India

15、--- What are you going to do this weekend?

--- I’m thinking of finishing _____ the English book bought in Being．One learns English by reading and _______ .

A．to read; write                                         B．to have read; to write

C．having read; writes                                   D．reading; writing

14、Aboriginal （土著居民）is a term ______ to describe the people living in a place from the earliest _______ times or before European arrived .

A．used; knowing                                          B．used; known

C．using; known                                            D．using; knowing

13、--- Where is the post office?

--- Go to the ______ and you’ll see the post office ______ the street．

A．bicycle’s shop; cross                                B．bicycle shop;  across

C．bicycles shop; cross                                 D．bicycles’ shop; across

12、--- Would you mind if I closed the door?

--- ___________．The wind is blowing strongly．

A．Certainly                                               B．No

C．Yes , you can’t                                         D．I’m sorry but you’d better not

11、--- He is considered _____ for London．

--- Yes , I’m considering _____ there as well．

A．leaving; going                                          B．to leave; to go

C．to have left; going                                            D．having left; to go