21. —Why couldn’t they catch the 6:30 train?

　　—Because they were delayed by__ __ .

　　A. some heavy traffics B. heavy traffic C. a heavy traffic D. any heavy traffic

　　22. The cost was___ _much for me.

　　A. so much B. too much C. very much D. much too

　　23. Reading is to Tom___ __football to other day.

　　A. that B. which C. as if D. as

　　24. ___ __left before the deadline, it doesn’t seem likely that John will finish the job.

　　A. Though such a short time B. Because such a short time

　　C. With such a short time D. As such a short time

　　25. The schoolboys and schoolgirls are walking along the street,__ ___a small redcap.

　　A. each of them has B. they each have C. every wears D. each wearing

　　26. The door___ __. Better have it repaired.

　　A. isn’t shut B. hasn’t been shut C. won’t be shut D. won’t shut

　　27. When people talk about the cities of the U.S. , the first __ _comes into their mind is New York.

　　A. city B. one C. that D. of them

　　28. Miss Langham arm in arm with Mr Peabody——__ ____sight!

　　A. how astonishing a B. so an astonishing

　　C. what astonishing a D. such an astonishing

　　29. You__ _use my bike on condition that you give it back to me before I leave here.

　　A. should B. must C. ought to D. shall

　　30. —What do you think of the film?—Well, at least it’s _ _the one I saw last time with Mary.

　　A. as bad as B. not as good as C. no worse than D. not better than

　　31. Jane’s dress is similar in design ____ her sister’s.

　　A. with B. like C. to D. as

　　32______ it is you’ve found, you must give it back to the person it belongs to.

　　A. That B. What C. Whatever D. However

　　33.Consumers should do ________ than simply complain about the poor quality of goods.

　　A. much less B. some more C. far less D. far more

　　34.Beth ________ California in 1981 and ______ in Texas ever since.

　　A. left --- worked B. has left ------ has worked

　　C. left ------ has worked D. has left ------ worked

　　35.Frank had worked for two years to be a carpenter, but found his progress ___________.

　　A.discouraging and unsatisfied B. discouraging and dissatisfied

　　C. discouraged and dissatisfied D. unsatisfactory and discouraging

　　36.They overcame all the difficulties and fulfilled the plan ten days ahead of schedule, __ __ was something we had not expected.

　　A. that B. this C. it D. which

　　37.Bob tried in vain to trick his little brother _____ some money from their mother’s purse.

　　A. to steal B. to stealing C. into steal D. into stealing

　　38.I was _________ to find his article on such an ____________ topic so ___________.

　　A. surprised, excited, bored B. surprising, exciting, boring

　　C. surprised, exciting, boring D. surprising, excited, bored

　　39.It was in 1777 ____ Vermont, threatened with invasion, declared itself an independent commonwealth.

　　A. when B. that C. in which D. which

　　40.It took Tim a whole hour to ______ this algebra problem.

　　A work on B. work at C. work out D. work over