26. It is the news＿＿＿＿ most parents of the hope that there is a safe and socially approved road to a kind of life they themselves have not had, but their children can.

　　　　 A. that deprive　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. that it deprives　

　　　　 C. that deprives　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. when it deprives

25.There has been a great increase in retail sales , ____﹖ 　 A. does there 　　　　　　　　　 B. isn't there 　　

　　　　 C. hasn't there 　　　　　　　　 D. isn't it

24. You ____ him so closely;　 you should have kept your distance. A. shouldn't follow 　　　　　 B. mustn't follow 　

　 C. couldn't have been following　 D. shouldn't have been following

23.. In fact Peter would rather have left for San Francisco than ____ in New York.. 　 A. to stay　 　　 B. stayed 　　　 C. stay 　　　　 D. having stayed

22. Professor Wang , _______ for his informative lectures, 　was warmly received by his students.

　　 A. knowing 　　 B. known 　　　 C. to be known 　　 D. having known

21.________evidence that language acquiring ability must be stimulated.

　　 　　 A. If being　 　 B. It is 　　　 C. There is 　　 D. There being

20. The professor could hardly find sufficient grounds _____his arguments in favor of the new theory.

A. to be based on　 　　　　　　 B. to base on　

C. which to base on 　　　　　　 D. on which to base

19. My train arrive in New York at eight o’clock tonight. The plane I would like to take from there ______by then.

　　 A. would leave　 B. will have left　　　　 C. has left　　 　 D. had left

18. Many workers were organized to clear away　　　 remained of the World Trade Center. 　　 　 A. those　　 　　 B. that　　　 　 C. what　　 　　 D. where

17. The organization broke no rules, but ______had it acted responsibly.

　　 A. neither　　　 B. so　　　 　　 C. either　　 　 D. both