24. Mike lost the pen__________ he paid 10 yuan.

A. to which　　　　　 B. which　　　　　　　　 C. for that　　　　　　 D. for which

22. ----Why are you late for school?

----Because our car _______ halfway to the destination.

A. broke down　　　　　 B. broke in　　　　　　 C. broke out　　　　　 D. broke up 23______ Jill was worried seemed obvious to everyone present at the meeting.

A. What　　　　　　　 B. That　　 　　　　　　　C. Whether　　　　　 D. /

21. My teacher's words have great ________ my studying science at college.

A. influence in　　　　 B. effect in　　　　　 C. influence, on　　　　 D. effect for

20. The Hotel of Fragrant Hill in Beijing was _________ by Ieoh Ming Pei, a famous Chinese-born American architect.

A. struck　　　　　 　B. constructed　　　　　　 C. discovered　　　　 D. invented

19. A liar cannot make himself _____.

A. believe　　　　　 B. believing　　 C. to believe　　　　 D. believed

18. It's a _______ where all my money goes each week.

A. surprise　　　　　 B. fun　　　　　　　　 C. joy　　　　　　　 D. puzzle

17. - Why did you buy an old house like that?

- I bought this house __________.

A. for its convenience　 　　B. at its convenience

C. on its convenience　 　　D. in its convenience

16. It’s well known that modern music like jazz has __________the old traditional rules.

A. broken away　　 B. broken from　　　 C. broken away from　　　 D. broken out from

15. The government of China has __________time and again its position on the relations between China and Japan.

A. clarified　　　 B. proved　　　 C. make sure　　 D. showed