21. —Look! Jane has ______ tense expression on her face.
—So she does. It seems that ______ news is true.
A. a ; / B. a ; the C. the; / D. the; a
22. I prefer a house in a small coast village to ______ in such a large city ______ Sydney.
A. that; as B. one; as C. one; like D. that; like
23. The book has been well received, but ______ actual sales, it hasn’t been very successful.
A. thanks to B. in terms of C. acco rding to D. regardless of