27.　 ______ working tirelessly for the hungry, the homeless and the sick, Mother Terasa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.

A. Because　 　　 B. Owing to　 　 C. Thanks for　 　　　 D. As

26.　 Before liberation, where floods, earthquakes, fires and many other disasters struck, many people were _____ to leaving their hometowns.

A. made　 　　　　 B. intended　　 C. reduced　　 　　　　 D. forced

25.　 --- I really don’t know how to thank you.

--- _______.

A. I’m glad I’m able to　　　　 　　　　 B. Thinking nothing of it

C. I’m glad to have been of help　 　　　　　　　 D. It was the most I could do

24.　 Swimmers must be very strong in order to build up speed because of the high resistance of the water. Runners, _____, must struggle against the heavy resistance of the air and ground.

A. generally　　 B. similarly　　 　 C. naturally　　 　　　　 D. probably

23.　 ______ part that women play in ____ society is great.

A. The; /　 　　　　 B. A; the　 　　　　 C. The; the　　 　　　　 D. A; /

22.　 Is this research center _____ you visited the modern equipment last year?

A. where　 　　　　 B. that　　 　　　　 C. the one that　 　　 D. the one where

21.　 Such good use has been _____ his spare time ____ his English has improved a lot.

A. made of; that 　　　 B. made of; as　 C. made in; that 　　　 D. found in; as

20.　 America was ______ was first called “India” by Columbus.

A. that　　 　　　　 B. where　　 　　　 C. what　　 　　　　　　　 D. the place

19.　 We played in the garden till sunset, ______ it began to rain.

A. when　　 　　　　　　　 B. after　　 　　　　 C. while　　 　　　 D. then

18.　 I listened to Dr. Johnson’s lecture about biology, but I failed to get its key. Here “key” means _________.

A. words　　 　　　 B. notes　　 　　　 C. messages　 　 D. points