25. ___ I accept that he is not perfect , I do actually like the person .

　 A. Now that　　　 B. Before　　　　 C. Since　　　　 D. While

24. He is rather difficult to make friends with , but the friendship of his , ___ , is truer than any other .

　 A. once gained　　 B. when to gain　　 C. after gained　　 D. while gaining

23. Unsatisfied ___ with the payment , he took the job just to get some work experience .

　 A. as was he　 B. as he was　 C. he was though　 D. was he though

22. Not watching TV at all is not good , as TV ___be an excellent education tool and provide lots of useful information .

　 A. might　　　　　 B. should　　　　 C. can　　　　　 D. will

21. Have faith ___ yourself , be faithful ___ your work and make every effort you can and then you are not far away from success .

　 A. of ; of　　　　　 B. in ; in　　　　 C. to ; in　　　　 D. in ; to

20. It’s quite impossible that it will rain tomorrow. But if it ____ , I would still go to the park .

　 A. should rain　　 B. would rain　　　 C. rains　　　　 D. had rained

19. He was hoping to go abroad but his parents ___ that they won’t support him unless he can borrow money from the bank .

　 A. were deciding　 B. have decided　　 C. decided　　　 D. will decide

18. The government plans to bring in new laws ___ parents to take more responsibility for the education of their children .

　 A. forced　　　　 B. forcing　　　　 C. to be forced　 D. having forced

17. Miss Green asked Tom to ___ the story at the point where he left off yesterday .

　 A. take on　　　　 B. take in　　　　　 C. take up　　　 D. take down

16. If Mary doesn’t tell him the truth now , he’ll simply keep on asking her until she ___ .

　 A. does　　　　　 B. has done　　　 C. will do　　　　 D. would do