26.　 Englishmen usually don’t ask each other about ___ affairs.

A. public　　　　 B. political　　　　 C. school　　 D. private

25.　 Would you be kind enough to ___ room for me?

A. take　　　　　 B. give　　　　　 C. make　　 D. lend

24.　 It’s too hot today. Please ___ the ___ fan.

A. switch on …electrical　　　　　　 B. turn on … electric

C. turn up … electric　　　　　　　 D. switch out … electrical

23.　 I asked him to ___ me a few minutes so that we could go over all the problems.

A. spend　　　　　 B. save　　　　 C. spare　　 D. share

22.The bottle of milk is too high for the child to ____.

A. reach　　　　　 B. take　　　　　 C. bring　　 D. get

21.He returned with the money in no time. Which of the following four has the same meaning as the underlined part?

A. in a long time　 B. not long ago　 C. at once　 D. later

20.　 To succeed in a difficult task, __________.

A. one needs to work hard　　　　　　　 B. to work hard is needed

C. you need be a hard-working person　　 D. to work hard is what one need

Vocabulary (20’)

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentences.

19.　 Help me with the door. It ________.

A. won’t lock　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. won’t be locked　　　

C. can’t lock　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. can’t have locked

18.　 What’s in the bottle? _______. Is there any water in it? _________.

A. Nothing…None　　　　　　　　　 B. None…Nothing

C. Nothing…Nothing　　　　　　　　 D. None…None

17.　 While I was sitting in the restaurant, I saw Mr. Wang come in _______ two of my friends.

A. the front of　　 B. ahead of　　 C. front　　　 D. the head of