1. [2014 •浙江卷]We most prefer to say yes to the    of someone we know and like.

A. attempts     B. requests

C. doubts   D. promises

20.The problem with seeing famous tourist attractions is the steady    of people all trying to see the place at the same time, so I doubt whether it is worth it.

A. amount      B. group

C.  pump      D. stream

19.Hiking is .    great fun. You will get close to    nature and take exercise at the same time.

A. a; the       B. a; /

C. /; the      D.  /； I

18. Many students signed up for the    race in the sports meeting to be held next week.

A. 800-meter-long B. 800-metres—long C.  800 metre length    D.  800 metres length

17. By the end of September 2013，  number of netizens inChinahas hit    record high of 604 million.

A. the; the      B.   a; a

C. a; the       D.  the; a

16. The emergency centre is in great need of O-type blood,but there is   at hand.

A. nothing      B. none

C. any          D. much

15. ―Have you heard of     death of Nelson

Mandela?

―Yes. It is indeed    loss to the world.

A. the; a        B.  a; the

C.  the; I      D.  a; /

14. I'm going to buy my daughter another interesting

novel     she would like to read.

A. that    B. what

C. one      D. it

13. Tom works in a company and gets paid by    hour, totally 5,000 yuan    

month.

A. the; the      B,  a; the

C. the; a         D.  a; a

12. It is      to have achieved so much in such a short time.

A. something    B. anything

C.  nothing    D. everything