24.　 Their mother can’t afford to ______ meat and fish every day.　

a. bring them to　 b. feed them on　 c. carry then on　 d. present then to

23.　 ----- We walked 30 mikes till we reached the seaside.

----- Did you walk _________ far?

a. such　　 b. too　　 c. that　 d. much

22.　 “The house is very big and beautiful.”

“ It costs _________ as the old one.”

a. three times more　　　 b. three times as much　

c. as many three times　　 d. three times as many

21.What is your impression _________ Shanghai?

A. upon　 b. on　 c. to　 d. of

20. a. Johnson liked drinking a glass of whisky in the evening

b. Johnson needed an injection in the neck

c. A daily injection in the evening would make Johnson sleep well.

d. There was something wrong with Johnson’s neck

19. a. because they wanted to find out what kind of whisky he had

b. because they wanted to find out how to live longer.

c. because they wanted to find out how to become wealthy

d. because they wanted to find out in which part of the neck to have an injection

18. a. through doing business　　 b. through making whisky

　 c. through cheating　　　　 d. through buying and selling land

17. a. ninety years old　　　　　 b. ninety-one years old

　 c. ninety-three years old　　 d. ninety-four years old

16. a. because they expected to cure him of his sleeplessness

b. because they expected to find that his sleeplessness was not really true

c. because they expected to find out why some old people didn’t need any sleep

d. because they expected to find a way to free people from the need of sleeping.

15. a. a large number of people do not need sleep

b. a person was found who actually didn’t need any sleep

c. everyone needs some sleep to stay alive

d. people can live by trying not to sleep