21 The newly elected president never feels ashamed of his _D____ origin.

　　A plain B modest

　　C simple D humble

　　22 He had long been _A___ before he was employed in a company.

　　A idle B ideal

　　C idol D idiot

　　23 The best way to deal with a rude person is to __B___ him.

　　A neglect B ignore

　　C overlook D imitate

　　24 After years' struggle， the colony was finally independent __C___ Britain.

　　A on B off

　　C from D of

　　25 In present society， the __B__ effort contributes a lot to success.

　　A private B individual

　　C personnel D separate

　　26 Remote area as they live in， they are well _A_____ of the current events.

　　A informed B told

　　C known D understood

　　27 The disabled young man __B__ in making living through his own effort.

　　A insisted B persisted

　　C kept D stuck

　　28 ___D____ his proper manner， he must be a well educated person.

　　A Judged by B Judging

　　C Judged from D Judging from

　　29 During vacation he had nothing to do， so he read novels just to __B___ time.

　　A take B kill

　　C waste D save

　　30 The American Civil War ____D__ four years.

　　A continued B kept

　　C remained D lasted

　　31 Though Tom contacted girlfriend frequently over phone， they have never met ___C__

　　A late B later

　　C lately D latter

　　32 Jane had two best friends: Tom and Mary; the former is an engineer and the _D__ is a dentist.

　　A latest B later

　　C late D latter

　　33 He took the dictionary upstairs and __B___ it on the shelf.

　　A lay B laid

　　C lain D lied

　　34 Tom's carelessness __D___ his failure in the exam.

　　A resulted to B brought in

　　C resulted from D led to

　　35 People are __D___ to make mistakes while in haste.

　　A possible B probable

　　C capable D likely

　　36 After he retired， he decided to travel around country __B__.

　　A single B alone

　　C lonely D private

　　37 The __C__ of doctors agree that smoking does great harm to lungs.

　　A most B mostly

　　C majority D major

　　38 After the teacher's careful explanation, he could ___A__ the difference between the two concepts.

　　A make out B make up

　　C make for D make of

　　39 Through his hard effort， he _C____ to start his own business.

　　A succeeded B won

　　C managed D failed

　　40 Can you tell me the _D____ by which you can solve the complicated problem.

　　A method B way

　　C manner D means