26.　After　the　long　journey,　the　three　of　them　went　back　home,　______. (2008北京卷)

　　 A.　hungry　and　tiredly　　　B.　hungry　and　tired 　　C.　hungrily　and　tiredly　　　D.　hungrily　and　tired

25.　The　house　still　needed　a　lot　of　work,　but　___　the　kitchen　was　finished. (2008 全国卷B)

A.　instead　　B.　altogether　　C.　at　once　　D.　at　least

24.　My　brother　is　really　____.　He　often　works　in　his　office　far　into　the　night. (2008 天津卷)

　 　A.　open-minded　　B.　hard-working　　　C.　self-confident　　D.　warm-hearted

23.　A　cough　is　usually　nothing　to　worry　about　unless　it　lasts　for　ten　days　___. (2008 四川卷)

　　 　A.　or　more　　　　B.　instead　　　　　C.　at　most　　　　　D.　only

22.　In　those　days,　our　____concern　was　to　provide　people　who　were　stopped　by　the　snow　storm　with　food　and　health　care. (2007湖北卷)

　 　A.　normal　　　B.　constant　　　C.　permanent　　　D.　primary

21.　 It’s hard for him playing against me. I’ve got nothing to play for, but for him, he needs to win so ______. (2007年湖南卷)

A. far　 B. well　 C. little　 D. badly

20.　 In my opinion, life in the twenty-first century is much easier than _____.　 (2007年安徽卷)

　 A. that used to be　 B. it is used to　 C. it was used to　 D. it used to be

19. This magazine is very _____ with young people, who like its content and style (2007湖北卷)

A. familiar　 B. popular　 C. similar　 D. particular

18. Since Tom ____ downloaded a virus into his computer, he can not open the file now. (2007年北京卷)

A. readily　 B. horribly　 C. accidentally　 D. irregularly

17. After two years’ research, we now have a ______ better understanding of the disease. (2007年全国卷II)　

A. very　　 B. far　 C. fairly　 D. quite