25、After staying in hospital for long, the patient was advised to go to the seaside to____ his health．
A．take up B．hold up C．make up D．pick up
24、Companies are struggling to find the right ________ between supply and demand, but it is no easy task．
A．balance B．process C．equality D．pattern（C）
23、--- Please tell Bruce he has won the first prize in the maths contest.
--- He never did so well before.
A．Congratulations! B．Good luck!
C．That’s right. D．What a good surprise!
22、In the Beijing Olympics, Phelps from the US is person of wonder, person who swam into the Olympic history.
A．the; the B．the; a C．a; the D．a; a
21、--- I did very badly in the exam this time, so I’ve very upset.
--- Cheer up! I did than you, but I remain happy.
A．no better B．better C．no worse D．not worse
20、When she was awake, she found that she was lying on seemed to be a piece of stone.
A．that B．which C．what D．it
19、By no means, I was warned, to give the password to someone else.
A．was I B．I was C．could I D．I could
18、I really can’t imagine such a beautiful girl be so rude.
A．need B．may C．shall D．should
17、It was very cold they still went swimming.
A．although B．so C．but D．because
16、--- I don’t think we have met before.
--- Yes, once at a party, but we .
A．didn’t introduce B．weren’t introduced
C．haven’t introduced D．weren’t introducing.