24.　 _____many times, he finally understood it.

A. To be told　　　 B. Telling　　　 C. Having told　　 D. Having been told

23. Two American couples each 　___ a Chinese girl and they happen to be twin sisters.

A. have adapted　　 B. has brought up　 C. has received　 D. have adopted

22. Witches(巫婆)are said to _______ magical powers to communicate with gods who are ______ of everything on the earth.

A. possess; in possession　　　 B. own; in the possession　

C. have; in the possession　　　 D. be; in possession

21. By the time Mary gets home, her aunt ____ for london to attend a meeting.

　 A. will leave　 B. will have left　　　 C .leaves　　 D. left

20. Hardly ______________ when it began to rain.

A. had the game begun　 B. began the game　

C. the game had begun　 D. did the game begin

19. ________ for the free tickets, I would not have gone to the films so often.

　A. If it is not　　 B. Were it not　　 C. Had it not been　　 D. If they were not

18. The Governor demanded that all the proposals _______ on May 1^st.

　 A. must be submitted　 B. be submitted　 C. submitted　 D. were submitted

17. -Do you know what _____ influenza A (H1N1) has?

　　 -A high temperature, throat pain and so on.

A. signals　 　　　　　 B. roots　　　 C. symptoms　　 D. treatments

16. -I really thought I would be offered the chance.

　 　-Oh, well,　　　　 , Jack.

　 A. you’re right　　　 B. best wishes　　 C. better luck next time　 D. congratulations