26. It is everybody’s desire that _________every effort _______to reduce the pollution in our city.

A. was made　　 B. be made　　 C. will be made　　 D. would be made

25. __________shoes were covered with mud, so I asked them to take them off before they got into Tom’s car.

A. The girls’ and boys’　　　　　 　B. The girls and boys’

C. The girls’ and the boys’　　　 　D. The girls and the boys’

24. Concern has ______over whether or not cell phone usage ______harm a person’s health.

A. arisen/can　　 B. arisen/may　 　　　C. been raised/must　　 D. risen/should

23. However, the band ______in about 1970, but reunited in the mid-1980s.

A. broke away　　 B. broke off　　 　　C. broke down　 　　　D. broke up

22. ----I’d like to go to the cinema with you, Dad.

----Sorry, dear, but the film is ______for adults only.

A. allowed　 　　　B. intended　 　　　　C. admitted　　 　　　D. set

21. I think full advantage is _______of this technology to improve the quality of our products.

A. taken　　 　　　B. made　　　 　　C. placed　　　 　　　D. picked

20. Thomas was a real friend, for he advised me as well as ______me with my English.

A. help　　 　　　B. to help　　 　　　C. helping　　 　　D. helped

19. Perseverance is a kind of quality---and that’s what _______to do anything well.

A. one takes　　 　　B. one is taken　 　　　C. it takes　　 　　　D. it is taken

18. The last thirty years ____________the greatest number of laws stopping our rights and progress, until today we have reached a stage _______we have almost no rights at all.

A. have seen/when　　 　B. have seen/where　　 C. saw/where　 D. were seen/that

17. I dared not tell you what he did _______he ______angry with me.

A. in fear of /will be　　　　　　　　 B. for fear that/be

C. for fear that/would be　　　　　　 D. for fear of/should be