23．He is neither          European, nor       American. He is from       Australia.

         A．a; an; 不填        B．a; an; the   C．a; a; 不填 D．an; an; 不填

24．For quite        students, their teacher’s advice is more important than      of their parents.

         A．few; one    B．a few; that         C．a little; some     D．a lot; many

25．Why didn’t you tell me there was no meeting today? I      all the way here      the heavy snow.

         A．needn’t have driven; through   B．can’t have driven; across

         C．mustn’t have driven; through   D．shouldn’t have driven; cross

26．I accept that he is not perfect,         I do actually like the person.

         A．while B．since  C．before        D．unless

27．Sales of CDs have greatly increased since the early 1990s, when people       to enjoy the advantages of this new technology.

         A．begin B．began         C．have begun        D．had begun

28．      a room in the hotel, Mr. Wood went out for a walk around the small town.

         A．Taking         B．Taken          C．To take       D．Having taken

29．--- How about the book you are reading?

    --- Good indeed. It        many problems we have come across in our study.

         A．says   B．talks  C．covers        D．refers

30．       the people have become masters of their own country that science can really serve the people.

         A．Only then   B．It is only when   C．Only when D．It is only then

31．Della turned all of her pockets inside out only to find $ 1.87       buy Jim a present for Christmas.

         A．with what to               B．with that she can

         C．in which to                   D．with which to

32．I haven’t seen          Maggie since I came here.

         A．as lovely a girl as                 B．so a lovely girl as

         C．a girl as lovely as                 D．as a lovely girl as