23. People say he is _________ incompetent _________ does not care, but for me, he is just a hopeless idealist.
(A) either…or
(B) neither…nor
(C) not…but
(D) rather…than

19. _________ the wind blowing so hard, I don’t think the seas will calm down. (A) Once (B) As (C) Since (D) With

20. There is evidence that there _________ water on Mars a long time ago. Observer show signs of dried up lake beds, past floods and old river channels. (A) may have (B) may be (C) may have had (D) may have been

21. Japanese people _________ bowing even when they talk on the phone. (A) cannot but (B) cannot help but (C) cannot help (D) have no choice but

22. The weather took a turn for the worse, the sailors _________ for the shore. (A) headed (B) heading (C) to head (D) had headed

24. It is likely _________ she is just jealous seeing you talking to other girls. (A) to (B) for (C)that (D) when

25. _________ they knew the typhoon had hit the island that they started to panic. (A) Not until (B) It wasn’t until (C) Only when (D) As soon as

26. What is this passage mainly about? (A) A change of policy in China (B) The creation of a free-trade zone (C) The reason behind the deadly riots (D) The competition between Facebook and Twitter

27. According to the passage, China's ruling Communist Party has never banned _________. (A) Weibo (B) Facebook (C) The New York Times (D) Twitter

28. The word “endorse” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ________. (A) disappoint (B) surprise (C) reject (D) support

29. Which of the following statements is TRUE? (A) China's telecoms companies were opposed to allowing foreign competition in the Free-Trade Zone. (B) Sheryl Sandberg went to Beijing and discussed Facebook's importance with the head of China's State Council Information Office. (C) The purpose of unblocking websites in the Free Trade Zone is to make citizens of China feel like at home. (D) Facebook denied that it was responsible for the riots in the western province of Xinjiang in