23. His interests extended _____ the fine arts to international politics and philosophy.
| A．across | B．through | C．over | D．beyond |
41. This is a ______ problem, which can be seen from her ______ look.
| A．confusing, confusing | B．confused, confusing |
| C．confusing, confused | D．confused, confused |
40. It is obvious that lung diseases are____smoking.
| A．linked to | B．related with | C．resulted in | D．led to |
39. As we have known from the map of the world, this is ______.
| A．twice as large an island as that | B．twice as larger as that island |
| C．as twice as that one | D．twice as a large island as that |
38. Nowhere else in the world______ cheaper tailoring than in Hong Kong.
| A．a tourist can find | B．can a tourist find | C．a tourist will find | D．a tourist has found |
37. I tried all I could do ______ the topic at the meeting, but failed.
| A．avoid mentioning | B．to avoid mentioning |
| C．avoiding to mention | D．avoiding mentioning |