PART TWO   LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE

SECTION A

Directions£ºBeneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked with A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.

21. Your work is well done; there is some room for improvement in it, ______.

   A. as       B. although         C. but         D. though

22. How long do you suppose it is ____ he arrived there?

   A. when    B. before           C. after        D. since

23. Sleeping in bed, I could hear the rain _____ against the window.

   A. hitting   B. striking          C. beating      D. dropping