19．A.start B．resource

　　C．spot D．goal

　　解析：选A　参见上题解析。

　　20．A.confirms B．complains

　　C．hopes D．suspects

　　解析：选B　由"too much"可知，妻子是在抱怨(complains)。

　　Ⅱ.语法填空

　　Qian Zhongshu was __1__ Chinese scholar and writer, __2__ (know) for his wit and erudition (博学)．

　　Despite failing in mathematics, Qian was accepted __3__ the Department of Foreign Languages of Tsinghua University in 1929 because of his excellent __4__ (perform) in Chinese and English languages. In Tsinghua, he met his wife Yang Jiang, who was __5__ (become) a successful playwright and translator, and __6__ (marry) her in 1935.In the same year, Qian received government sponsorship to further his studies abroad.Together with his wife, Qian headed for the University of Oxford in Britain.After __7__ (spend) two years at Exeter College, he received a Bachelor of Literature.He then studied for one more year in the University of Paris in France before returning to China in 1938.

　　Qian lived in Shanghai from 1941 to 1945, which was then under Japanese __8__ (occupy)．Many of his works were written or published during this period of time.A collection of short __9__ (essay), Written in the Margins of Life, __10__ (publish) in 1941.His most celebrated work Fortress Besieged appeared in 1947.On the Art of Poetry, written in classical Chinese, came out in 1948.

　　1．a　根据语境可知，此处表示泛指，指学者兼作家，且Chinese的发音以辅音音素开头，故填a。

　　2．known　be known for sth."以某事知名，以某物闻名"，此处在句中作状语，故填known。

　　3．into　短语accept sb.into sth.为固定用法，意思是"接收某人进入......"。

　　4．performance　由空前的"his excellent"可知，此处应用名词作介词of的宾语，故填performance。

5．to become　根据语境可知，此处表示"她即将成为一位成功的剧作家兼翻译家"