IF I ________ YOU WERE SICK, I WOULD HAVE CALLED SOONER. A. KNEW...

20. If I ________ you were sick, I would have called sooner. A. knew B. had known C. know D. would have known III. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for each blank: A beauty contest, or beauty pageant, is a competition between people, largely on the (21)___________ of their physical appearance. The modern beauty pageant can trace its origin to the Miss America pageant, first held in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 1921, under the title 'Inter-City Beauty' contest. The following year the title was (22)_________ as Miss America. Other contests include the yearly Miss World competition and Miss Universe, which are the two largest and most famous (23)_________ beauty contests. Women from around the world (24)__________ in the competition for these titles. To be selected as Miss World or Miss Universe, a contestant must be celibate or single. If a Miss WorId fails to live up to people's expectations, she may be disqualified. The organizers of the major beauty contests represent their contests as being events of world importance. (25)__________, many other people consider beauty contests to be agreeable entertainment event of no great importance.