28. The noise of the train __________ in the dark night.

　 A. died out　　　　　 B. died from　　　 C. died away　　　　 D. died of

27. It’s not everybody who can keep 　　　　　　　in an emergency (紧急情况).

　 A. as strong as a horse　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. as busy as a bee

C. as poor as a church mouse　　　　　 　　　 D. as cool as a cucumber

26. Paul is good, kind, hard-working and intelligent; _______, I can’t speak too highly of him.

A. as a result　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. in a word　　　　　　

C. by the way　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. on the contrary

25.-I _________ so busily recently that I ____________ no time to help you.

　 　-That’s OK. I can manage it by myself.

A. have been working; have 　　　　　　　B. have worked; had

　 C. am working; will have　　 　　　　　　D. had been working; had had

24._________ your letter, I would have written back two days ago.

A. Had I received　　　 　　　　　　　　B. Should I receive　

　 C. If I received　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. If I could have received

23.-How’s everything going?

　-______________.　　　

　A. Everything is finished　　　 　　　　　　B. Everything has been done

　C. Not so bad, you know　　　　 　　　　　D. Not doing wrong, you know

22. __________ I forget, please remind me ____________ it.

A. In case, to　　 　　B. In case, of　 　　 C. In case of, of　 　　D. In that case, about

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21.-How about ___________ Christmas evening party?

　-I should say it was ___________ success.

A. a; a　　　　　　 B. the; a　　　　　 C. a; 不填　　　　　 D. the; 不填