21. —— Hey, if you can’t enjoy that at a sensible volume, please use the earphone. I’m studying.
—— Oh, I’m sorry. I ________ realize it ________ you.
A. don’t; bothers B. didn’t; bothered
C. don’t; was bothering D. didn’t; was bothering
22. —— How soon will the candidates get their university admissions?
—— It may take three weeks for all the applications to be ________.
A. withdrawn B. processed C. corresponded D. violated
23. He refused to acknowledge ________ in the match, but in vain.
A. to defeat B. to be defeated
C. defeating D. being defeated
24. ________ any land, the man struggling in the sea was desperate completely.
A. Not seeing B. Not seen
C. Not to see D. Having not seen
25. Yangzhou is a small city. Therefore, to ________ the flow of traffic, the government has decided to broaden some main streets.
A. speed up B. build up C. link up D. rise up
26. ________ for the timely investment from the general public, our company would not be so thriving as it is.
A. Were it not B. Had it not been C. Be it not D. Should it not be