25、He abused at a tourist; ____, he refused to apologize.

A．making things bad                                    B．making things worse 

C．to make things bad                          D．to make things worse

24、Life is tough in the city. In order to lose their ____, some people drink alcohol.

A．temper          B．pressures      C．consciousness             D．mood

23、Our hostess went ___ to make sure we were comfortable.

A．to great pains         B．great trouble          C．to great length      D．great difficulty    

21、Tom thought that he himself, rather than Lucy and Lihua, _____for the mistake.

A．were to blame      　　　　B．was to be blamed  

C．were to be blamed     　　　　D．was to blame

20、The house is so large that we can _______it _______flats.

A．divide; from         B．divide; up        C．divide; to       D．divide; into

19、The reason     he made such kind of mistakes is that he has had no_____ experience of this kind

of job.

A．whether; previous                  B．which; before 

C．why; previous                    D．that; before

18、He set out early after supper _________ be late for the film.

A．in order to not            B．so that         C．so as not to          D．in order to

17、The boy wanted to ride his bicycle in the street, but his mother told him _________.

A．not to          B．not to do      C．no do it        D．do not to

16、He is talking so much about America as if he ______ there.

A．had been                    B．has been              C．was                    D．were