24．I don’t think you should mention it at the beginning of the story, or it may ____ the shocking ending.

　 　 A．give out　　　 B．give away　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．give up　　　 　　　 D．give off

23．To tell the truth, I would rather that I ____ the pain instead of you．You don’t know how worried I was.

　 　 A．took　　　 　　　　 B．had taken　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．have taken　　 　　 D．should have taken

22．____ of the land in that district ____ covered with trees and grass．

　 　 A．One half; are　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Two seventh; is

　 　 C．A quarter; is　　　　　　　　　　 　 D．Two thirds; are

21．People have lots of problems living in the central Australian desert, ____ the lack of water is the most serious one.

　 　 A．of which　 　　　 B．which　　　　 　 C．for which　　　 　 D．where

20．--- Is there any possibility of the film ____ in Paris International Festival?

　 --- Not in the least, because the audience generally think little of it．

　 　 A．trying out　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．tried out　　　 C．to try out　　 D．being tried out

19．--- Haven’t seen you for ages! Where have you been?

　 　--- I have seldom had any chance to come back to the hometown ____ I was sent to Beijing ____ the project.

　 　 A．as; in the charge of　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．since; in charge of

　 　 C．as; in charge of　　　　　　　　 D．since; in the charge of

18．Not only ____ strict with us, but also ____ for us.

　 　 A．was the teacher; did he care　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．was the teacher; he cared

　 　 C．the teacher was; did he care　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．the teacher was; he cared

17．“Dear, if you listen to me, you ______ have some candies as a reward,” the woman told her little son.

　　　 A．shall　　　　 　 B．do　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．should　　　　　 　　 D．must

16．--- When will your father be back home?

　 　--- ____ twelve o’clock.

　 　 A．In　 　　　　　　　　　 B．Since　　　　 C．Until　　　　　 　 D．After

15．His advice made me happy, but ____.

　 　 A．making others angry　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．to make others angry

　 　 C．others angry　　　　　　　　　　 D．his advice others angry