25. Although faced with stress from constant exams, she lost ______ of her enthusiasm for study.

A. some　　　　 　　 B. neither　　　 　 C. none　　　 　　　 D. all

24. ________ he will return to his native land.

　 A. It is long before that　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. It is before long that

C. It won’t be long before　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. It will be before long

23. — Stress can be extremely harmful to your health. Exercise, ____, can reduce its bad effects.

　 — I can’t agree more.

A. therefore　　 　　　 B. meanwhile　 　 C. besides　　　 　　 D. otherwise　

22. He _______for his hard work over those five years----more than 10,000 yuan a month. But now he feels happy to be a teacher in his hometown.

A. is rewarded　　 B. be rewarded 　　　 C. has been rewarded D. was rewarded

21. Liao Fan, a Chinese actor, finally got to know _______ real success tastes like when he won the prize for Best Actor at the 64th Berlin film festival.

A. when　　　　 　　　 B. how　　　 　　　　 C. what　 　　　　　 D. where

20. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hong Lei said that China expect to see various parties in Afghanistan work together to handle ________ through dialogue and achieve peace in the near future.

A. disputes　　　 　　 B. prejudice　　 　 C. determination 　 D. acquisition

19. — How do you think I can make up with Tony ?

　 — Put aside ______you disagree and try to find ______ you have in common.

　 　A. what; what　　 　　 B. what; where　 C. where ; what　　　 D. where ; where

18. — Why_______ so early? The movie doesn't start till seven

— I don't want to be at the traffic there．It's terrible during the rush hour．

A. have you left 　　　　 B. do you leave　　　　 C. would you leave D. are you leaving

17. When I watch baseball, because I don’t understand any of the rules, I can say, “_______”.

A. Curiosity killed the cat.　　　　 B. It’s all Greek to me!

C. You learn something new every day. 　 D. Some people have all the luck.

16. — Do you think he will come to my birthday party?　　 — __________.

A. That’s wonderful. B. You can count on it.　 C. Surely he does.　　 D. Why not?