24. He is very kind. He is often seen ____　 blind men ____ the street.

　　 A. leading; to cross B. leading; across C. to lead; across D. to lead; to cross

23. This morning he ______ his speech at the meeting. Now he is well prepared and waiting for the meeting to begin.

　　 A. prepared for　 B. prepared　　　 　　C. was preparing　 D. was preparing for

22. As is well known, China is larger than______ in Africa.

A.　　　　　　　　　　　 any other country　　　　　　　　　 B. any country

C. any of the other countries　　　　 D. any other countries

21. When we got there, we were told that he_______ worked there.

　　 A. no longer　　 B. not any longer　　 C. no more　　　　 D. not any more

20. --How are you today? --Oh, I ____as ill as I do now for a long time.　

　　 A. didn't feel　 B. wasn't feel　 　　C. don't feel　　 D. haven't felt

19. She is a teacher with ______ in teaching children in the kindergarten.

　　 A. rich experience B. experiences C. a rich experience D. plenty of experiences

18. Tom tried his best to struggle against the ____ wind, so at last he won. He was the first person ______ there.

　　 A. strong; to get B. strong; getting　 C. big; to get　　 D. big; getting

17. They were glad to learn that their mother _____ 80 was still _____.

　 A. at; in a good health　　　　　　　 B. at; well

　　 C. in; in bad health　　　　　　　　 D. in; in good health

16. --It is the first time that I ______ here.

　　 --But I have been here _______ many times.

　 A. have been; for　 B. have gone;/　　 C. have been; /　 D. have gone; for

15. He was looking at the picture ______on the wall when he heard someone shouting ______ "Look out!" the top of his voice.

　 A. hanged; on　　　 B. hanging; at　　 C. hung; on　　　 D. hanged; at