25. ------What do you think of his advice?

　　　 ------ _______ and we’d better take it.

　　　 A. It couldn’t be better.　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. It couldn't be worse.

　　　 C. It couldn’t be worst.　　　　　　 　　 D. I’m afraid so.

24. The post--80s and 90s are ________, so it’s hardly surprising that boys have a close relationship with their parents.

　　　 A. said to grow up in a greenhouse　　

　　　 B. said to have grown up in a greenhouse

　　　 C. saying to grow up in a greenhouse　　

　　　 D. saying to have grown up in a greenhouse

23.Generally speaking， ______ according to the directions，the drug has no side effect．

　　　 A. when taking　　 　　 B. when taken　 　　　　 C. when to take　 　　　 D. when to be taker

22. ------The telephone is ringing.

　 ------I _____ answer it.

　　　 A. will　　 　　　　 B. am going to　　　　 C. am to　　　　 D. am about to

21. ------ Look! How long ______ like this?

　 ------Three weeks! It’s usual here that rain ______ without stopping these days of the year.

　 A. has it rained; pours　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. has it been raining; pours

　 C. is it raining; is pouring　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. does it rain; pours

20. _______ attracts people to California is its pleasant climate and relaxed lifestyle.

　 A. That　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. What　　　　　　　　　　　 C. How　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Which

19. It is _____ fashion differs from country to country ______ may reflect the cultural differences from one respect.

　 A. /; that　　　 　　　　　 B. that; /　　　　 　　　 C. what; that　　　 　　 D. that; that　

18. The news has spread all over the country _____ the spaceship succeeded in returning to the earth.

　　　 A. that　　 　　　　　 B. which　　 　　 C. whether　　　　　　　　 D. what

17. He pretended to be French, but his German accent _______.

　　 A. gave him up　 　　　　　　　 B. gave him off　 　　　 　　　 C. gave him out　 　　　 D. gave him away

16. It is believed in some science fiction stories that the world may one day be _____ by insects.

　　　 A. broken in　 　　　　　　　　　 B. run over　 　　　 　　　 C. taken over　 　　　　 D. filled in