25. So carefully _____ the boy ______ his homework ______ he was praised.

   A. does, finish, that                       B. did, finish, than  

   C. had, finished, when                     D. did, finish, that

28. It is only when agriculture is fully developed___________industry can have abundant materials and markets.

   A. that          B. when            C. before            D. Until

—The terrible accident is under investigation.

—Actually, quicker action ______ those workers trapped in the mine.

A. might have saved             B. must have saved          C. should have saved     D. could have saved

Great changes have taken place in that school. It is no longer ______ it was 20 years ago, ____it was poorly equipped.

       A．what; when    B．that; which   C．what; which         D．which; that

_____ as the "first lady of speech", Dr, Lillian Glass is recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on communication skills.

A．Knowing  B．Having known  C．Known     D．To be known

The old man’s _______ pity on the snake led to his own death.

    A．take         B．taking          C．being taken        D．have

—Pick, I did very well in the maths exam last week.

—Congratulations, Jim! And I did _____. I got a full mark and 20 extra points.

A. no better             B. not better             C. no worse                D. even worse

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Alfred Nobel became a millionaire and changed the ways of mining，construction，and warfare as the inventor of dynamite（炸藥）. On April 12，1888，Alfred's brother Ludwig died of heart attack. A major French newspaper   31   his brother for him and carried an article   32   the death of Alfred Nobel. “The merchant of death is dead.” the article read. “Dr. Alfred Nobel，who became   33   by finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before，died yesterday.” Nobel was   34   to find out not that he had died，but that，when his time was up, he would be thought of only as one who profited from   35   and destruction.

   To make sure that he was   36   with love and respect, Nobel arranged in his   37   to give the largest part of his money to   38   the Nobel prizes，which would be awarded to people who made great   39   to the causes of peace，literature，and the sciences. So   40  ，Nobel had to die before he realized what his life was really about.

31. A. found    B. misunderstood   C. mistook       D. judged

32. A. introducing   B. announcing         C. implying      D. advertising

33. A. famous          B. sick     C. rich     D. popular

34. A. upset    B. anxious       C. excited        D. pleased

35. A. death    B. disease       C. trouble        D. attack

36. A. repaid   B. described   C. supported D. remembered

37. A. book      B. article          C. will      D. contract

38. A. establish       B. form   C. develop        D. promote

39. A. additions       B. sacrifices    C. changes      D. contributions

40. A. generally        B. basically      C. usually         D. certainly

While shopping, people sometimes can’t help _______ into baying something they don’t really need.

A．to persuade        B．persuading           C．being persuaded     D．be persuaded

Below is adapted from an English dictionary.

45. What does the phrase “green shoots” mean in “Green shoots have begun to appear in different markets”?

A. Change in policy.                                          B. High prices.

C. Environmental protection.                        D. Signs of recovery.

46. Fill in the blank in the sentence “I can’t believe this is Joshua — he’s ________ since we last met!”

A. shot out                   B. shot up                     C. shot through           D. shot down

47. When you are talking about unimportant things, we say you are ________.

A. shooting the breeze                              B. shooting yourself in the foot

C. shooting your mouth off                           D. shooting questions at somebody

48. Choose a word to complete the sentence “The ________, which killed a policeman and wounded a passer-by, was reported to have lasted only 13 seconds.”

  A. shooter                B. shoot                        C. shooting                   D. shot