21. - How is he getting along with his work?
- Oh, he is on the ______ to becoming the most highly paid man in the company.
A. way B. road C. path D. route
22. If we could learn English in the same _______, it would not seem so difficult.
A. road B. way C. theory D. means
23. It was difficult to guess what her ________ to the news would be.
A. impression B. comment C. reaction D. opinion
24. As they can't afford to let the situation get worse, they will take some necessary _______.
A. decisions B. sides C. directions D. steps
25. One needs a good sense of ______ to ride a bike.
A. level B. skill C. balance D. ability
26. You should read the ______before you take the medicine.
A. lines B. words C. instructions D. suggestions
27. At the _______ of the police, those people ran off in all directions.
A. sight B. look C. watch D. view
28. What is the ____ for the sandstorm?
A. reason B. cause C. effect D. fact
29. I would be very ______ if you could give me an early reply.
A. pleasant B. grateful C. satisfied D. helpful
30. I won't make the _______ mistake next time.
A. like B. same C. near D. similar
31. It is _______ for people to feel excited when they start doing something new.
A. normal B. ordinary C. average D. regular
32. He _______ lives in the house where he was born.
A. already B. yet C. still D. ever
33. Twenty people were ________ wounded in the air crash.
A. quickly B. wrongly C. bitterly D. seriously
34. He has smoked for so many years that he can ______ give it up.
A. directly B. mostly C. exactly D. hardly
35. He left in such a hurry that I ______ had time to thank him.
A. almost B. even C. hardly D. nearly
36. The top of the Great Wall is ________ for five horses to go side by side.
A. wide B. so wide C. wide enough D. enough wide
37. He moved away from his parents, and missed them ______ enjoy the exciting life in New York.
A. too much to B. enough to C. very much to D. much so as to
38. He is not a child ________.
A. no more B. no longer C. any much D. any longer
39. He has been writing for 3 years, but being a writer is not his ________.
A. chance B. choice C. change D. character
40. In the _______ of the lecture, he often became absent-minded.
A. course B. court C. cause D. career