25. It was reported that the ship sank three miles _____ the French coast.

　　 A. on　　　 B. by　　　　 C. across　　　　 D. off

24. That day everyone wondered _____ the baby of four went to her mother’s office.

A. how was it that　 　　B. how it was that　 　

C. how was it 　　　　　 D. how was that　　

23.--- This book by Tony Garrison is of great use for our course.　

　 --- But I think his latest one is ______ worth reading.

A. better　　　　 B. more　 　　　 C. most　 　　　 D. very

22. ---What do you think of French?

　　 ---In my opinion, French is _______ English.

　 A. a subject so difficult as　 　B. as a subject difficult as

　 C. as difficult a subject as　 　D. difficult as subject as