25. The doctor insisted the plan_______ reasonable and we_______.

A. was; carry it out　　　　　　　 B. be; carry it out

C. be; should carry it out　　　　　 D. was; carried it out

[解析]insist当“坚持说，坚持认为”时，后面不用虚拟语气；当“坚持要求做”时，后面用虚拟语气。

[答案]A

24. Here_______ some letters and two books for you.

A. is　　　　　　　　　 B. are

C. have　　　　　　　　 D. has

[解析]此句为倒装句，谓语应与主语在数量上保持一致。

[答案]B

23. A family can hardly manage_______ 5000 yuan a year.

A. in　　　　　 B. on

C. with　　　 D. to

[解析]on指“靠……生活”。

[答案]B

22. The willingness you have to help the poor is important, _______ is the money you’ve got.

A. also　　　　　 B. as

C. not　　　　　　 D. and

[解析]此处as同so，表示“……也一样”。

[答案]B

21. The_____ street was the only_____ to her home.

A. dead-end; access　　　　　　　 B. dead-ending; way

C. dead-end; enter　　　　　　　　 D. dead-ended; access

[解析]dead-end(街道等)一头不通的；access接近，进入。

[答案]A

20. According to_______ World Health Organization, the “big three”______ more than seven million deaths every year.

A. /; cause　　　　　　　 B. the; cause

C. the; causes　　 　　　　D. the; has caused

[解析]the “big three”指的是水污染、环境卫生差和空气污染，应用复数；组织名前面要加the，如“the Party”等。

[答案]B

19. The rapid growing population is one of the major problems_____ the world. We must keep the number of people______ growing so fast in order to let our sons and grandsons live a better life.

A. faced; from　　　　　　 B. facing; /

C. facing; from　　　　　　 D. faced; /

[解析]此处face指“要求某人/某事物的注意，面临”；keep…from doing阻止，使免于。

[答案]C