23. Although he offered her a high salary, he could not ____ her to accept a position with his firm.
| A．persuade | B．advise | C．suggest | D．convince |
It was __________ back home after the experiment.
| A． not until midnight did he go | B． until midnight that he didn’t go |
| C． not until midnight that he went | D． until midnight when he didn’t go |
Was __________ that I saw last night at the concert?
| A．it you | B．not you | C．you | D．that yourself |
_________ is a fact that English is being accepted as an international language.
| A．There | B．This | C．That | D．It |
—Each of the students, working hard at his or her lessons, _________to go to university.
—So do I.
| A．hope | B．hopes | C．hoping | D．hoped |
He speaks English well indeed, but of course not___________a native speaker.
| A． as fluent as | B． more fluent than |
| C． so fluently as | D． much fluently than |