26. ________ he got the news, Mr. Mathews hurried out of his house, and ________ his car, drove

all the way to town.

　 A. When: started　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. The moment; having started

　 C. Until; starting　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Once; to start

25. Troubled by a terrible headache, Catherine wondered how she could _______ herself of the

bad situation.

A. throw　　　　　 　　 B. remove　　　　 　　C. move　　　　　 　 D. rid

24. The traffic problems we are looking forward to seeing _________ should have attracted the

government’s attention.

　 A. solving　　　　 　　　 B. solve　　　　 　　　　 C. solved 　　　　　　D. to solve

23.-You’re going to have a rise this month, aren’t you?

　 　-Yes. only $100.

　 　-Well, ___________.

A. the more, the better　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. easier said than done

　 C. better than never　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　 D. better than nothing

22. Canada is a country ________ many different nationalities as well as one with foreign

immigrants __________ the majority of its population.

　 A. making up of; occupied with 　　　　　　　　B. consisting of; making up

　 C. made up of; consisting of　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　D. consisted of; taking up

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21. Thank you for sending us ____ fresh vegetables of many kinds. You have done us _____ great

service.

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

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