26、At the conference, political leaders from many countries promised to work   together to defend the world _____ terrorism and other threats.

A. for            B. against           C. beyond          D. without

25、Seldom ______ breakfast when I was a middle school student.

A. had I          B. I had             C. did I have      D. I did have

24、A large number of journalists from both home and abroad will gather in Beijing to _____ the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.

A. interview      B. cover            C. approve          D. compete

23、---- You ____ have finished your composition.

---- I had meant to, but before I could, the bell rang and we had to hand in our test papers.

A. were supposed to   B. had to      C. were able to      D. were determined to

22、East of the lake _____ , one of which is twice the size of the other.

A. lies two villages                B. lie two villages  

C. do two villages lie              D. two villages lie

21、The farmers are encouraged to stop growing crops and plant trees and grass on _____ hillside to keep the soil in _____ place.

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

20、---- I am sorry for having been so rude to you.

---- That’s ok. I am sure you didn’t _____ .

A. have to          B. hope so        C. mean to           D. want so

19、I won the first prize and you can imagine how excited I was when the Mayor _____ me with the reward.

A. provided         B. presented      C. supplied          D. charged