27. The couple 　　　the noise and pollution any longer, so they moved to settle in the countryside after they retired from work.

　 A. couldn’t come up with　　　　 B. couldn’t put up with

　 C. didn’t get along well with　　 D. didn’t put up with

26.　　 　it happen, what 　　　we do?

　 A. Should; would　　　　　　　 B. Were; should

　 C. Would; should　　　　　　　 D. Had; would

25.　　 　in the dark building for more than 5 hours, the thief looked pale and terrified.　

　A. Trapping　 B. Having trapped　 C. Have trapped　 D. Trapped

24. My colour TV set is only one year old and it is still under 　　　.

　 A. repair　　　 B. safety　　　　 C. help　　　　 D. guarantee

23. –-What’s the matter with the boy? 　He seems unhappy.

　　 --He was given a good lesson by his father. It was 　　computer

　　 games 　　　took the boy a lot of time that he ought to have spent on his lessons.

　 A. to have played; which　　　　　 B. having played; that

　 C. playing; that　　　　　　　　　 D. played; hardly

22. You may catch up with others 　　　you work a little harder.

　 A. so long as　　　 B. so far as　　 C. however　　　 D. unless

21. Many parents complain that children 　　　the TV hopelessly.

　 A. are becoming addicted to　　　　 B. have become addicted to

　 C. have become addicted with　　　 D. have addicted to

20. --Who won the first prize at the poetry competition? Li Ping or Zhang Ping?

　　 -- Zhang Ping did. But Li Ping 　　　it if he 　　　more, as he has a great talent for writing poems.

　 A. could have won; had practised　 B. could win; practised

　 C. should have won; could have won D. would win; had practised

19. It’s very common 　　　adolescents like to try new things.

　 A. when　　　 B. as　　　　　 C. that　　　　 D. what

18. Nobody could understand her though she tried to 　　　his idea by using the simplest English, because they are foreigners.

　 A. display　　 B. convey　 　C. say　　　　　 D. speak