26. ― Look at them marching! They’re all out of ______ except my John! Isn’t he the best?

― You really have a wonderful son, don’t you?

A. sight　　　　 B. order　　　　 　　　 C. mind　　　 　　　　　 D. step

25. We all know his pulse(脉搏) ______ faster than ours.

A. strikes　　 　　 B. hits　　　　 　　　　　 C. beats　　　　 　　　 D. jumps

24. ― She was almost killed once.

― When was ______?

― ______ was in 2001 when she was a news reporter in Iraq.

A. that; It　 　　　　 B. this; That　　　 　　 C. that; This　 　　　　　 D. this; It

23. We’ll have to finish the job ______.

　　 A. long it takes however　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. it takes however long

　　 C. however long it takes　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. how long takes it

22. Nowhere else in the world ______ cheaper tailoring than in Hong Kong.

　　 A. a tourist can find　　　　　　　 　 B. can a tourist find

　　 C. a tourist will find　　　　　　　 　　 D. has found a tourist

21. My demand is that the information referred to in my report ______ to Mr. Brown without delay.

　　 A. to be e-mailed 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. e-mailed　　　 　　 C. be e-mailed　　　 　　　 D. being e-mailed

20. Though he was very tired, he stuck ______.

　　 A. to work on　　　 B. working on　　　 C. to working on 　　　 D. work on

19. ______ she couldn’t understand was ______ fewer and fewer students showed interests in her lessons.

　　 A. What; why　 　 B. That; what　　　 　 C. What; because 　　 D. Why; that

18. Mum, ______ up her baby, ______ into the bedroom and sat quietly at the bedside watching her baby sleeping soundly.

　　 A. afraid of waking; sneaked　　　 　 B. afraid to wake; stepped

　　 C. for fear to wake; went　　　　　 　 D. for fear of waking; walked

17. His laziness ______ many workers and his work was of course most unsatisfactory, so we ______ at the end of the month.

　　 A. spilled; invaded him　　　　　　 　　 B. struck; paid him back

　　 C. influenced; transmitted him　　 　　 D. affected; paid him off