SECTION A 单项填空 （共15小题；满分15分）
21._____ with so much trouble, we failed to complete the task on time.
A. Faced B. Face C. Facing D. To face
22. ---You were brave enough to raise objections at the meeting.
--- Well, now I regret ____ that.
A. to do B. to be doing C. to have done D. having done
23. --- I’m sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final.
--- I think so. He ____ for it for months.
A. is preparing B. was preparing
C. had been preparing D. has been preparing
24. Ten years ago, the population of our village was ____ that of theirs.
A. as twice large as B. twice as large as
C. twice as much as D. as twice much as
25. Mary’s pale face suggested that she _____ ill. And her friend suggested that she _____ a medical examination.
A. was, have B. was, had C. should be, have D. be, have
26. Your hairstyle is very fashionable but your parents don’t like the way _____ you have done your hair.
A. that B. which C. in that D. of which
27．---“The last one ____ will pay for the meal.” ---“Agreed!”
A. to arrive B. arrived C. arriving D. arrives
28. So sudden ____ that the enemy had no time to escape.
