25. When we got to the stadium hurriedly, the leaders________their speeches and the performance ________.

　　 A. have finished; began　 　　　　　　　　　　B. had just finished; had begun

　　 C. had just finished; was about to begin　　　　　 D just finished; began

24. I _______ in a foreign company for five years. Still, I don’t regret giving up the well-paid job.

　　 A. worked　　　 B. have worked　　　 C. was working　　 D. had worked

23. -------What do you think of the music teacher?

　 -------_______she is an elegant lady, she can be extremely difficult to work with.

　　 A. While　　　 B. When　　　 C. Even if　　　 D. As

22. Our school looks more beautiful with many red lanterns ________ high over the square.

　　 A. to be raised　　　 B. raised　　　 C. being raised　　　 D. being risen

21. The husband has ____getting up early because he has to drive his wife and daughter to school in the morning.

　　 A. got rid of　　　 B. catered to.　　　 C. taken to　　　 D. corresponded to

20. The fierce collision between love and law left the judge ________________.

A. tickled pink　　 B. standing at risk 　C. living in terror　　 D. standing at a crossroads

19. The colors on the national flags can be ______ differently in different culture, but they have one thing in common, that is, ______of the colours was carefully chosen.

　 A. translated; every　　　 B. explained either　　　 C. represented ; all　　　 D. interpreted; each

18. ______ ugly, these chocolate cookies don’t sell well even though they taste good.

A. Looked　　 　　　 B. Looking 　　　 　C. Being looked 　　 D. To look

17. Without _____thorough understanding of China’s specific conditions, you can’t have ______ say over the only-child policy.

　 A. a; the　　　 B. the; a　　　　 C. a; a;　　　 D. the; the

16. The hospital has been set up in ________ was a waste land many years ago.

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