20、－What was the trouble with you the day before yesterday?

－When I practiced running on the playground with others, my strength _________ and I fell onto the ground.

A．gave away                B．gave in           C．gave off            D．gave out

19、How long do you suppose it is _________ he arrived and began to work there?

A．when           B．before            C．a(chǎn)fter           D．since

18、The traffic in the city was ________ today, so as you guess, Mary got home far earlier than usual.

A．heavy            B．weak            C．scare           D．light

17、－You seem to have lost your way, ___________?

－I’m looking for Wangfujing Street.

A．What are you looking for                             B．Why so

C．Need help                                D．Where are you going

16、She ought to stop work; she has a headache because she ______ all day long.

A．has been reading         B．had read       C．is reading             D．read

15、Strong typhoons struck this area very _______. Normally, they form and come here between July and August every year.

A．generally          B．regularly           C．usually          D．suddenly

14、He finds his daughter is quite different from _________ she was five years ago.

A．who            B．what              C．how              D．which

13、Most green vegetables, such as spinach cabbage,____ for too long, will lose nutrition.

A．if to be cooked           B．if cooking            C．if cooked            D．if being cooked

12、The wheat and corn are growing very well, which _____ to be a good harvest.

A．expects            B．promises          C．support          D．thinks

11、The song “rice fragrance” by Jay Zhou was a ________ at once and its recording disc rose to No. one last week bestseller lists.

A．shock           B．strike          C hit            D．beat