25. It is ______ of time and money to build such a hotel in this small town.

A. a waste　　 B. the waste　　 C. unnecessary　　 D. worth

24. ______ reference books missing in our school library is large.

A. A number of　 B. The number of　 C. A great deal of　 D. A lot of

23. “The public ______ be best judge” means “the public always ______

their thoughts correctly”.

A. are; express　　 B. are; expresses　 C. is; expresses　　 D. is; express

22. Whom ______ this pair of glasses belong to and whose _______ the

glasses on the table?

A. does; are　　 B. does; is　　 C. do; are　　 D. do; is

21. I’m not sure whether such ______ all the means that _______ been tried.

A. is; has　　 B. are; have　　 C. was; has　　 D. was; had

20. Not only I but also David and Iris _______ fond of playing basketball.

A. am　　　 B. is　　　 C. are　　 D. was

19. She is the only one among the ____ writers who _____ stories for children.

A. woman; writes　　　　 B. women; write

C. women; writes　　　　 D. woman; write

18. Collecting stamps _______ my father’s favourite hobby and reading novels

_______ my mother’s favourite pastime.

A. are; is　　 B. is; are　　　 C. is; is　　　 D. are; is

17. --- Have you noticed so many young people own their own e-mail boxes?

--- Oh, yes. E-mail, as well as telephones, ______ an important part in

daily communication.

A. play　　 B. are playing　　 C. is playing　　 D. playing

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

16. Elephants would ___ if men were allowed to shoot as many as they wished.

A. die down　　 B. die out　 　　C. die from　　 D. die of