25. He speaks English well indeed, but of course not ______ a native speaker.

　 A. as fluent as　　　　　　　　　　 B. more fluent than　

C. so fluently as　　　　　　　　　 D. much fluently than

24. I don’t think you should mention it at the beginning of the story, or it may ____ the shocking ending.

　 A. give out　　　 B. give away　　 C. give up　　　 D. give off

23. To tell the truth, I would rather that I ____ the pain instead of you. You don’t know how worried I was.

　 A. took　　　 B. had taken　　　 C. have taken　　 D. should have taken