22、---He is in his late 40s now and still single.

---It’s high time he ____ himself a wife and settled down.

A．has to get  B．will get         C．got            D．gets

21、Having retired from business, he now ____ himself with the welfare of the disabled.

A．a(chǎn)dapts         B．charges      C．a(chǎn)ssociates      D．occupies

20、As a blind person, I was refused by more than forty law firms, ____ my good academic performance in Harvard College.

A．in want of        B．in spite of                C．in favor of              D．in honour of

19、When we went boating on the lake that morning, it turned out fine. ____, the water was calm without any wind.

A．Except      B．Including           C．But         D．Besides

18、I can’t read the advertisement on the board. Could you hold the light ________.

A．a(chǎn) little bit closer to it       B．a(chǎn) little bit to it closer

C．closer to it a little bit       D．closer a little bit to it

17、The best-seller, _______ as a surprise for her nephew, was lost in the mail.

A．intended    B．intending   C．to be intended   D．being intended

16、As you worked late yesterday, you ____ have come this morning.

A．may not       B．can’t   C．mustn’t         D．needn’t

15、He did everything for me that my father ____ if he had lived.

A．had done                   B．would do                C．would have done    D．did

14、It’s ____ kind of you to take so much trouble with me.

A．a(chǎn)wfully         B．foolishly    C．differently      D．patiently

13、His ____ of too much time to sports leaves too little time for studying.

A．thirst          B．a(chǎn)nxiety     C．devotion        D．perseverance