23.You wouldn’t survive now _______ you from the debris.
A. had they not found B. if they hadn’t been finding
C. if they weren’t finding D. unless they found

22.Bricks baked in a kiln are _______ are dried in the sun.
A. the hardest of those that B. much harder than those that
C. not as nearly hard as those D. far harder than those

21.John impressed me when he was a child. When I first met him, he came _______ an intelligent and honest boy.
A. up with B. over as C. in for D. up to

20.Alex. “I’ve had my purse stolen!”
Bill. “Oh really? _______ How did that happen?”
A. Poor you! B. Bad luck, so. C. Never mind. D. It’s a pity.

19.Mrs. Wesley. “Who will help me put away the garbage? Ron?”
Ron. “_______”
A. Oh, no. Not for me. B. I’m not sure about it.
C. Wait a minute. D. Sure. I won’t do it.

18.I’d reminded him at least three times _______ to the meeting on time, but it turned out to be useless.
A. he should come B. to come C. of having come D. about the coming

17.We have organized food and water _______ in African countries.
A. relief B. service C. distribution D. supply

16.Tom. “Mommy, can I go out with my friends at 9 this evening?”
Mrs. Sterne. “_______”
A. I’d rather not. B. Yes, with pleasure.
C. Please don’t. D. Sure. Have a go.

15.Philip. “Which would you like to eat, beef or chicken?”
Jennifer. “_______”
A. Beef seems fine B. No way! C. It’s on me? D. Either way.

14.What time are you _______ duty? Let’s have a coffee after that.
A. over B. on C. off D. out of