26. Why not stay at home ________ the road is so slippery after the heavy snow?

　　　 A. in case　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. as long as　　　　　　　　 C. now that　　　　　　　　　 D. even if

25. After a thorough search, the rescue team finally brought the mountain climber back, ________.

　　 A. safe and sound　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. safely and sound　　　　　　　

C. safe and soundly　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. safely and soundly

24. More than seven in ten get angry ________ to wait longer than one minute for a web page to　 be downloaded.

A. if forced　 　　　　　　 B. unless forced　 　　　　　　　 C. once forcing　 　　　　 D. until forcing

23. It was in the Lake District _______ the poet William Wordsworth spent much of his lifetime.

　　　 A. how　　　　 　　　　 B. that 　　　　　　　　 C. which　　　　 　　　　 D. where

22. -Liu Xuan, did you see the Denmark’s famed “Little Mermaid” sculpture in Shanghai Expo?

-No, I didn’t. I _______ it twice in Denmark.

　　　 A. have seen　　　　　　　　 B. were seeing　　　　　　　　　　 C. had seen　　　　　　　　　 D. saw

21. My cousins _______ me and ask me what I was doing when I was studying in Canada.

　 　　 A. used to ringing　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. were used to ring　

C. were used to ringing 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. used to ring

20. Larry and his wife were killed in the volcanic eruption, _______ their 5-year-old son alone in this world.

A. leaving　　　　　　　　　　 B. and left　　　　　　　　　　 C. to leave 　　　　　　　　　 D. left

19. Make ______ a habit to put whole-grain biscuits, nuts or raisins in your backpack.　

A. / 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. this 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. that 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. it

18. Pompeii _______ by so many tourists that some of the relics are not well protected.

　　　 A. has been visited　　　　 B. is visited　　　　　　　　　 C. is visiting　　　　　　　　 D. was visited

17. Michael really has a gift ______ playing the piano so his teacher decided to make a pianist of him.

A. on　　　　 　　　　　　 B. about　　　　　 　　　 C. into　　　　 　　　　　 D. for