11. The ____C____ news is that the delegation will arrive at 6∶30 this

　　afternoon.

　　A. up to the minute 　　B. up-to-the minute　　 C. up-to-the-minute　　D. up-to the minute

　　12.The author of the book lived in ___B_____.

　　A. the early 30　　 B. the early 30’s 　　C. early 30　　D. earlier 30’s

　　13. Mr. Sims has been ill, but we expect him ___A_____ by next month.

　　A. to be well 　　B. well 　　C. to be good　　D. good

　　14. Most people consider ____B____ to be responsible citizens.

　　A. himself 　　B. themselves 　　C. them　　D. themselfs

　　15. Each of the corporations had ___C_____ own home office.

　　A. it’ s 　　B. his 　　C. its　　D. their

　　16. Outstanding salespeople like Mrs. Love ____B____ helped make our company a leader in this field.

　　A. has　　B. have　　C. is　　D. are

　　17. Ms. Hansen is ____A____ than the office manager she replaced.

　　A. much more businesslike 　　B. many more businesslike

　　C. much more business like　　D. much business like

　　18.Our travel counselor will both plan your trip and ___C_____.

　　A. making your reservation 　　B. reservation will be made

　　C. make your reservation　　D. reservation will make

　　19. We believe that sales will increase soon; ____C____, production costs will be going up also.

　　A. so　　B. thus 　　C. on the other hand　　D. however

　　20. Alex works harder than ____B____ in the office.

　　A. every else　　B. anyone else　　C. everyone　　D. anyone