24. --Would you please stop playing that drum? I can’t　　　　 that loud noise.

　 --I’m terribly sorry about that.

A. persist on　　　 B. put out　　　　　 C. hold on to　　　　 D. put up with

23. It’s a program designed to______ mainly to 10 to 16 year-olds.

A. appeal 　　　　 　　　 B. attach　　　　　　　　 C. contribute　　　　　 D. refer

22. It was owing to luck_________judgment______the driver succeeded in avoiding an accident．

　 A. better than；when　　　　　　　　 B．rather than；that

　　 C. other than；when　　　　　　　　 D．more than；which

21. To make the best of working with our classmates, it is important to recognize their strengths and weaknesses. ______ other people’s shortcomings can help us avoid _______ them.

A. Knowing, embarrassing　　　　　 B. To know, to embarrass

　 C. Knowing, to embarrass　　　　　 D. Know, embarrass

20. Jane didn’t follow our advice that she _____ more attention to her pronunciation.

　 A. be paid　　　　　 B. must pay　　　　　 C. pay　　　　　　　 D. would pay

19. For quite _____ students，their teacher's advice is more important than _____ of their parents'．

A．few；one　　　 B．a little；some　 C．a few；that　 D．a lot；many

18. Nowhere else in the world　　　　 　kangaroos 　　　　　　Australia.

　　　 A．there are, besides　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．are there; except

　　　 C．are there; besides　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．there are; besides

17. -What do you think of my composition?

-It _____ well _____ a few spelling mistakes.

　　　 A. reads; except for　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. reads; besides

　　　 C. is read; except for　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. is read; besides

16. ----Where shall we go and have fun?

　 　 ---- Nowhere_____, anywhere you like.

　　　 A. in short　 B. in general　　　　　 C. in addition　　　　　　　　 D. in particular

15. He is easy to get along with. _____ that, he is a determined boy.

　　　 A．Apart from 　　 B．Beside　 C．Except　　　 D．In addition