27.　 The situation has become extremely tense. A war ___ break out any time between the two sides.

A. can　 　　　　　　 B. will　 　　　　　 C. could　　 　　　　　　 D. must

26.　 ---Which share is meant for me?

---You can take _____half. They’re exactly the same.

A. this　 　　　　　　 B. any　 　　　　　　 C. each　 　　　　　　　　 D. either

25.　 To my disappointment, the computer I had ____ was out of order again.

A. repaired　 　　　 B. repaired it　 C. had repaired it　 D. had repaired

24.　 --- Why not get some more physical exercise?

　 --- ________

A. I feel tired out.　　　　 B. I’ve lost my color.

C. Could you tell me about any good sports I would like?

D. Some sports will do you good.

23.　 The meeting was to ______ at 9 but the manger ____ until twenty minutes later.

A. start; didn’t turn up　　　 　 　　　　　　　 B. have started; didn’t turn up

C. start; hadn’t turned up　　 　　　　　　　 D. be started; hadn’t turned up

22.　 --- Did you listen to the speech?

　 --- No, we ______ it. But we had a lot of traffic on our way.

A. must have attended　　 　　　 　　　　　　　 B. shouldn’t have attended

C. could attend　　　　　 　　 　　　　　　　 D. could have attended

21.　 The boss asked the young man to be brief and _____ as he had little time to spare.

A. at best　 B. in place　 C. to the point　 D. under control

20.　 ______ we had been looking forward to.

A. Then came the hour 　　　　　　　　　 B. Before Rose the new teacher stood

C. When the hour came　　　　　　 　　　 D. After Kate stands the new teacher

19.　 You have made a few mistakes in your composition but _____ you have done well.

A. first of all　 　　　　 B. on the whole　　 　　　 C. on the other hand 　　　 D. generally speaking

18.　 --- What do you think of the contest?

--- I was told that the English Speech Contest ______ successfully last night.

A. went along　 　　　　　　　 B. went down　 　　　　　　 C. went off　 　　　　　 D. went on