27、A good idea occurred to Mr Baker ______to his invention recently.

A．while applying                                         B．while applied

C．while he was applying himself            D．while applying himself

25、1. opinion

  A. ocean            B. possible             C. purpose             D. stomach

2. break

  A. reality            B. really                 C. greatly                     D. bread

3. desire

  A. disadvantage  B. useless              C. pleasure            D. surprise

4. warmth

  A. worthy          B. without             C. together            D. throat

5. clothes

  A. says                     B. buses                C. watches            D. dishes

24、Now I am fifty years old. I find myself moving toward ____ is ahead with a curious mixture of both fighting and accepting my aging, hoping ____ the philosophy was right when he said, “Old is always fifteen years from now.”

A. what; that      B. what; what      C. that; what      D. that; that

23、Dogs wag their tails in different directions ____ whether they are excited and wanting to move forward or threatened and thinking of moving back.

A. judging from      B. providing that      C. depending on       D. according to

22、By discovering what ____ best ____ hope to reach our goals and truly make a difference.

A. do we do; can we                   B. do we do; we can

C. we do; can we                        D. we do; we can

21、It is three years _____ my brother joined the army and it will be ten days ____ he comes back to see my parents.

A. when; after     B. since; when      C. before; until       D. since; before

20、Without having a nature experience, kids can _____ just fine, but they are missing out a huge enrichment of their lives.

A. turn down      B. turn up      C. turn off      D. turn out

19、—How about _____ Christmas evening party?

— I should say it was _____ success.

A. a; a        B. the; a        C. a; /       D. the; /