25. –Why didn’t you go to help her when she needed your help badly?

　 --I would have, but I ____________ as busy as a bee then.

A. would be　　　 B. had been　　　　 C. was　　　 D. were

24. During the summer vocation we went back to the school _________ to pay a visit to our teachers though it was _____ hot.

A. especially; in particular　　　　　 B. specially; especially

C. special; especial　　　　　　　　 D. particularly; specially

23. _________, they had no chance of winning the war.

A. As they fought bravely　　　　　 B. Bravely though they fought

C. Brave as they fought　　　　　　 D. Now that they fought bravely

22. My laptop computer, which no one can ____________, has been out of order for a week.

A. get gone　　　 B. have to go　　　 C. get going　　 D. have gone

21. The palace is heavily guarded, because inside its walls ________.

A. where sit the European leaders　　　 B. the European leaders there sit

C. sit the European leaders　　　　　 D. that the European leaders sit

20. –I didn’t take notes at yesterday’s meeting because I had left my pen at home.

　 --You ________ mine, I _________it.

A. must have borrowed/ wasn’t using　　 B. may have borrowed/ didn’t use

C. could have borrowed/ wasn’t using　　 D. should have borrowed/ hadn’t used

19. This book is said to be a special one, which ___________ many events not found in other history books.

A. writes　　　 B. covers　　　 D. deals　　　 D. refers

18. –Why hasn’t our English teacher been invited to the English Evening being held here now?

　 --She __________ an important article when I found her and she _________it.

A. had written; didn’t finish　　　　 B. was writing; hasn’t finished

C. wrote; hasn’t finished　　　　　 D. was writing; hadn’t finished

17. __________, I really believe that I’d prefer not to make any change now.

A. Considered all the possibilities

B. Taking all the possibilities into consideration

C. Taken all the possibilities into consideration

D. Giving all the possibilities

16. Didn’t _________ ever occur to you that such possibilities still existed?

A. they　 　　B. it　　　 C. that　　　 D. this