27.　 The young dancers looked so charming in their beautiful clothes that we took ______ pictures of them.

A. many of　　　 B. masses of　　　 C. the number of　　　 D. a large amount of

26.　 They ______ the logs down the river to the towns.

A. flowed　　 B. floated　　 C. shiped　　 D. flew

25.　 He must be getting thin, for his trousers ______ badly like a flag in the wind.

A. are flowing　　　 B. flows　　　 C. flowed　　 　　D. have flowed

24.　 The sound of her voice came ______ from an upstairs window.

A. floating down　 B. floating out　 C. flowing out　 D. flowing down

23.　 The manager has ______ to improve the working conditions in the company.

A. accepted　　　 B. allowed　　　 C. permitted　　　 D. agreed

22.　 The bike needs ______; you are not allowed ______ it.

A. repair; using　 B. to repair; to use　 C. repairing; to use　 D. to be repaired; using

21.　 In the old society, the boss always ______workers to work 12 hours a day.

A. let　　　 B. made　　　 C. forced　　　 D. had

20.　 No. He didn’t ______me. I myself wanted to leave-I was tired of the life there.

A. force　　　 B. keep　　　 C. limit　　　 D. leave

19.　 To regain their ______ after an exhausting game, the players lay in the grass.

A. force　　　 B. energy　　　 C. power　　　 D. health

18.　 The letters we have received from the public on how to learn English well will be ______ the Internet.

A. replied　　　　 B. responded　　　　 C. printed　　　　 D. published