27.　 The boss _____ 30 dollars from my salary without any good reason.

A. brought down　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. kept back

C. cut off　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. held up

26.　 Gorden got married ____ a woman he met when he was working in New York.

A. to　 　　　　　　　 B. /　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. with　　 　　　 D. at

25.　 ---I saw Jim at the meeting yesterday.

--- Did you? I think he _____ have attended, for he is an expert.

A. needn’t　　 　　 B. mustn’t　　 　 C. shouldn’t　　 　　　 D. couldn’t　

24.　 Anyone who has ridden on a railway train knows how rapidly another train flshes by when it is traveling ______.

A. in the same direction　　　　　　 　 B. in the opposite direction

C. toward the opposite direction　　 　 D. against the same direction

23.　 --- What were you doing when I phoned you yesterday evening?

--- I _____ my homework and was starting to take a bath.

A. had just finished　　　 　　　　　　　　 B. was finishing

C. have already finished　 　　　　　　　　　 D. was going to finish

22.　 --- Kennedy Airport, please. I have to be there by 7.

--- _____ but I’ll do my best.

A. No problem　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. OK

C. I can’t promise　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. I can’t do that

21.　 We were just ______ calling you up ____ you come in.

A. about; when　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. on the point of; while

C. on the point of; when　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. on the point of; as

20.　 If you go to Xi’an, you’ll find the palaces there more splendid than commonly.

A. supposed　　 B. suppose　　 　　　　　 C. to suppose　　 　　 D. supposing

19.　 I think it _____ to let farmers have their own land. In that way, they can farm the land by themselves, and food production will be higher.

A. no good　 　　 B. makes sense　　 　 C. talks sense　　 　　 D. usefulness

18.　 ---Are you satisfied with his work, sir?

--- Well, I’m afraid it couldn’t be ______.

　 A. any better　　 B. the best　　 　　　　　 C. any worse　　 　　　 D. the worst