24、--- May I take your order now?

--- _______.

A．No, I'm in trouble now                  B．Yes, we obey orders

C．Yes, I'd like a dish of chicken              D．No, do what you please

22、Who did the teacher, as well as the monitor,         an article for the wall newspaper?

A．has written          B．has write        C．have write       D．have written

21、The book is        boring; it is, in fact, rather exciting and fascinating.

A．anything but        B．nothing but          C．no more        D．all but

20、—He was nearly drowned once.

—When was         ?

—         was in 1998 when he was in middle school.

A．that, It           B．this, This         C．this, It            D．that, This

19、—Is it cold?

—Yes, a little, but quite warm     January.

A．in           B．on         C．by         D．for

18、The engine of the ship suddenly failed and then came a big storm, which         the helplessness of the crew at sea.

A．resulted from          B．added to           C．turned out           D．brought about

17、No one         the building without the permission of the police.

A．to leave               B．is about to leave                C．leaves                D．is to leave

16、The car ran into a crowd of middle school students,         to hospital immediately.

A．two of whom sent                                      B．two of them sent

C．two of whom are sent                     D．two of them sending