21.  —Believe it or not, Betty came out        first in the recent English speech contest.

—You mean the girl who is said to have        gift for the language.

A.  /;a            B.  the£»a           C.  /£»/           D.  the£»the

22. Research universities have to keep up with the latest computer and scientific hardware_______ price.

A.  not to mention     B.  in addition to       C.  on account of      D.  regardless of

23.  --- Who are you e-mailing?

   --- My cousin who ________ to Fudan University the year before last year.

A.  is admitting       B.  had been admitted      C.  has admitted      D.  was admitted