21.This may have preserved the elephant from being wiped out as well as other animals ______ in Africa.
A.hunted
B.hunting
C.that hunted
D.are hunted
22.The office has to be shut down ______ funds.
A.being a lack of
B.from lack of
C.to a lack of
D.for lack of
23.In international matches, prestige is so important that the only thing that matters is to avoid _____.
A.from being beaten
B.being beaten
C.beating
D.to be beaten
24.As it turned out to be a small house party, we ____ so formally.
A.need not have dressed up
B.must not have dressed up
C.did not need to dress up
D.must not dress up
25.Western Nebraska generally receives less snow than _____ Eastern Nebraska.
A.in
B.it receives in
C.does
D.it does in
26._____ no cause for alarm, the old man went back to his bedroom.
A.There was
B.Since
C.Being
D.There being
27.The brilliance of his satires was ______ make even his victims laugh.
A.so as to
B.such as to
C.so that
D.such that
28.If he _____ in that way for much longer he will find himself in the bankruptcy court.
A.carries on
B.carries off
C.carries by
D.carries away
29.Although the false banknotes fooled many people, they did not ____ close examination.
A.look up
B.pay up
C.keep up
D.stand up
30.He must give us more time, ______ we shall not be able to make a good job of it.
A.consequently
B.otherwise
C.therefore
D.doubtlessly