25、I gave all the newspapers to them and spared ____, though I didn’t have ____ in my flat.

A. nothing; much                          B. nothing; many    

C. none ; much                             D. none; many

24、―If you keep on breaking the rules, you’ll be fired.

―____? I don’t care.

     A. What for         B. How come      C. So what                 D. Why so

23、―It is two months since I smoked.

―        .

       A．You shouldn’t have smoked so much     B．You will make a good husband

       C．How did you keep smoking for so long?   D．Why couldn’t you stop it?

22、---Do the taxi drivers in your city give _____ to you when you take a taxi?       

--- No. So many passengers want to change the unfair _____.

  A. change; practice   B. changes; custom    C. change; habit   D. changes; rule

21、Nothing in my life has meant _____ to me as his praise.                  

   A. as much        B. more             C. that much        D. as good 

20、Experiments have shown that children generally relate to other children’s strengths and abilities, _______ to their weakness.

   A. except for              B. instead of             C. but                   D. rather than

19、In this school most students prefer taking pains in their studies to _______ with good education.

   A. equip           B. be equipped         C. equipping      D. being equipped  

18、The reason why the manager adapted to the new situations quickly is that he has a ________ attitude.

   A. movable         B. flexible         C. changeable       D. alternative

17、Whatever you say now will ________ a more violent quarrel and fight. They have already lost control.

A. set off             B. give off          C. put off         D. get off

16、To our great surprise, the old lady in trouble _________ our offers of help.

A. rejected           B. scanned           C. abolished       D. abandoned