—It just happened _______ we had expected.

　　A. that B. which C. it D. as

　　22. Jane, what do you think of Mr. Green?

　　As ______ teacher, he ought to set _______ good example to the pupils.

　　A. the…a B. a…a C. a…the D. / …the

　　23. They found a _______ old woman ________ on the ground when the door was broken open.

　　A. dying…lying B. dead…lied C. death…laying D. died…lain

　　24. _______, the children went to the park.

　　A. It was a fine day B. Being a fine day

　　C. It being a fine day D. Because the fine day

　　25. ________ in the strange city, poor Bill fell to ________.

　　A. Lost…crying B. Lost…cry

　　C. Having been lost…crying D. To lese…cry

　　26. Don’t get off the bus until it ________.

　　A. has stopped B. stopped C. will stop D. shall stop

　　27. I took _______ tea than you.

　　A. less B. few C. fewer D. little

　　28. The squirrel was lucky that it just missed _______.

　　A. catching B. to be caught C. being caught D. to catch

　　29. I must be off now. It’s time I _______ to school.

　　A. go B. went C. will go D. am going

　　30. To serve the people means giving as _______ and ask for as _______ as possible.

　　A. much…little B. much…few C. many…a little D. more…less

　　31. What we are doing _______ good to the people.

　　A. are B. have been C. is D. be

　　32. John is _______ of the two students.

　　A. cleverer B. the clever C. the cleverer D. the cleverest

　　33. He used to be a heavy smoker, _______?

　　A. used he B. didn’t he C. doesn’t he D. wouldn’t he

　　34. Rather than _______, he ran all the way home.

　　A. walk B. walked C. walking D. to walk

　　35. Get to the top of hill, ______ you can see the whole city.

　　A. or B. but C. and D. so

　　36. What you said sounds right. I’m considering _______ this job.

　　A. accepting B. accept C. to accept D. will accept

　　37. _______ I came into the office, the teachers were having a meeting.

　　A. While B. When C. Once D. Since

　　38. Half of those books _______ best-sellers.

　　A. is B. are C. am D. was

　　39. _______ Chicago is a beautiful city today, but _______ Chicago of the 1920s was a very dirty place.

　　A. The…the B. /…/ C. A…the D. /…the

　　40. ______ he is, Tom knows a lot of things.

　　A. Child as B. Clever as C. Fool although D. A boy as