26.　　 John received an invitation to dinner, and with his work ____, he gladly accepted it.

A. finished　　　　　　　　　 B. finishing　　　　　　　　　 C. having finished　　　 D. was finished

25.　　 My interest in surfing on the Internet has ____ most of my spare time.

A. taken off　　　　　　　　 B. taken up　　　　　　　　 C. taken down　　　　　　 D. taken away

24.　　 What surprised me was not what he said but ____ he said it.

A. the way　　　　　　　　　 B. in the way that　　　　 C. in the way　　　　 D. the way which

23.　　 No one has ____ anything better than the plan now under consideration.

A. put toward　　　　　　　　　　 B. come up　　　　　　　　 C. put forward　　　　　　 D. come up to

22.　　 The doctor telephoned to say that he couldn’t ____ the meeting because he had to ____ a patient.

A. come to, attend to　 B. attend, attend　　　　 C. join, treat　　　　 D. attend on, look after

第一节：单项选择 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

21.　　 Mr. Green stood up in defense of the 16-year-old boy, saying that he was not the one ____.

A. blamed　　　　　　　　　 B. blaming　　　　　　　　　 C. to blame　　　　　 D. to be blamed

82. 粗心大意导致了他的失败。

Carelessness ____ ______ his failure.