28. Don’t be so ____ to her!

A. mean　　 B. meany　 C. meanly　 D. meanness

27. She used her family’s history as a ____ for her novel.

　A. basis　　 B. base　　　 C. basic　　 D. basically

26. I won’t stand your ___ to me like that.

　A. talk　　 B. talks　　 C. talking　　 D. talked

25. My mother always gets a bit ___if we don’t arrive when we say we will.

　A. anxious　 B. ashamed　 C weak　 D. patient

24. ----Go for a picnic this weekend, OK?

---- ____. I love getting close to nature.

A. I couldn’t agree more　　 B.I afraid not.

C. I believe not　　　　　 D. I don’t think so.

23. There was nothing they could do___.

A. but wait　　 B. except waiting　 C. only to wait　 D. unless they waited

22. John was late for the business meeting because his flight had been ____ by a heavy storm.

　 A. kept　 B. stopped　 C. slowed　 D. delayed

21. Bill was doing a lot of physical exercise to build up his___.

　 A. ability B. force C. strength D. mind

20.　 The poster was revised ____the suggestions of other group members.

A. based on B. to base on C. basing on D. which based on

19.　 I can’t ____it when people speak with their mouths full.

A.　　 live B. stand C. keep D. take