20. The fierce heat of this summer withered most of the crops____ his farm.
A. in B. on C. of D. from
21. Since the father died a year ago, there has been ____in the family about the division of the estate.
A. distinctions B. discord
C. disadvantages D. disappointment
22. Having been discussed, the proposal was____unanimously.
A. adapted B. adopted C. admitted D. adjoined
23. I’d just as soon you____ those important papers with you.
A. don’t take B. didn’t take
C. hadn’t taken D. were not taking
24. The theme of the novel is that a person’s fate____that of the whole country.
A. is closely linked up with B. is closely dealt with
C. is closely taken as D. is closely tired up with
25. The American professor came to realize that he had underestimated the____of most of the Chinese students.
A. magnitude B. gradient C. potential D. firmness
