27. The number of people invited　　 fifty, but a number of them　　 absent for different reasons.

A. were, was　 B. was , were　 C. was, was　 D. were, were

26. I hope there are enough glasses for each guest to have　　　 .

　 A. it　 B. those　 C. them　 D. one

25. - Nancy is not coming tonight.

　 - But she_____!

　A. promises 　B. promised 　C. will promise 　D. had promised　

24. The boy wanted to ride his bicycle in the street, but his mother told him 　　.

A. not to　 B. not to do　 C. not do it　 D. do not to

23. I hate _____ when people talk with their mouths full.

　A. it 　B. that　　　　 C. these　　　　 D. them

22.Not until all the fish died in the river　　 how serious the pollution was .

A. did the villagers realize　　　　 B. the villagers realized

　C.the villagers did realize　　　　 D. didn’t the villagers realize　

21.- Can you come on Monday or Tuesday?

　- I'm afraid _____ day is possible.

　A. either　　　　 B. neither　　　　 C. some　　　　　 D. any

20.Who is worried about money?

A. The poor.　　　 The rich.　　 C .Both the poor and the rich.

第二题：单项选择.(每小题1分，满分15分).

19.In which country was paper first used as money?

A. Egypt.　　　　　　 B. Japan.　　　　　　 C. China.

18.What was first used as money?

A. Anything useful.　　 B. Gold.　　 Coins.