20．To her ____ the men in her classes didn’t deliberately try to embarrass her but accepted her as a fellow student.
A．sorrow and disappointment B．surprise and pleasure
C．anger and frustration D．hatred and resentment
21．The classroom was silent _____ the busy scratching of pens on paper.
A．besides B．apart from
C．except for D．except
22．____ publishing complete novels, he began to write stories in serial form.
A．Instead of B．In spite of
C．Instead D．Beside
23．The man loves nature and the soil. That is why he has bought a piece of land in the country and __________ to grow his own vegetables.
A．taken the difficulty B．had the trouble
C．had the difficulty D．taken the trouble
24．No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t ______ of what the old woman said.
A．work out B．make sense
C．make sure D．figure out |
