18. The driving test was difficult for me, but I finally ____ it.
(A) got back to
(B) got along with
(C) got through
(D) got into

14. Neither my wife nor I ______ able to persuade our daughter to change her mind. (A) am (B) are (C) have been (D) is

15. This is the washing machine ____ we have had so much trouble. (A) at which (B) with which (C) of which (D) in which

16. Mary has a lot of letters to write today. She ___ all afternoon and she _____ yet. (A) has been writing; hasn’t finished (B) has written; hasn’t finished (C) writes; doesn’t finish (D) wrote; didn’t finish

17. As we knew, Xu HaiFeng won the first gold medal for China at the 23rd Olympic Games____ in Los Angeles. (A) being held (B) to be held (C) having been held (D) held

19. – Why are you so late, Jim? -- Sorry. We _____ in heavy traffic for about an hour. (A) have stuck (B) are stuck (C) stuck (D) were stuck

20. The teachers decided to put off the meeting till next week, ___ they won’t be so busy. (A) since (B) as (C) when (D) while

Here is a story which I heard from my father yesterday evening over tea. One of his friends had _21__ been to the Himalayas, the famous mountain range in the world. While he was _22__ along the mountain paths, he came _23__ a few other visitors. _24__ the visitors were an old lady and her grandson. The small child _25__ the beautiful mountains and snow-capped peaks(山峰). He said to his grandmother: “How _26__ these mountains are! Can we take them _27__, grandma? ” The old woman _28_ and said, “Dear, if some child like you had taken them away _29__, would you have had a _30__ to see them? Now if we take these mountains away today, then tomorrow, _31__ child will not have the chance to _32__ these beautiful things. Don’t you _33__ they are so nice that everyone should see and _34__ them?” What a noble _35__! Our lives become _36__ only when we learn the _37___ of everything and give up our _38__ to have everything for ourselves. Just as the saying goes, “ The rich man is not the one who has the _39__, but one who _40__ the least.” 21.(A) nearly (B) already (C) almost (D) recently

22. (A) marching (B) walking (C) following (D) running

23. (A) across (B) to (C) for (D) around

24. (A) Besides (B) About (C) Between (D) Among