26. John took his friends there by a shortcut, reduced the drive from 50 minutes to15.

　　A. where B. which

　　C. that D. what

　　27. On Sunday I always prefer rather than TV all day.

　　A. to read ; watch B. read; to watch

　　C. reading; watch D. reading; to watch

　　28. Was the teacher’s clear?

　　A. explaining B. explained

　　C. explain D. explanation

　　29. Don’t give up, try for second twice

　　A. the B. a

　　C. / D. an

　　30. Those are probably the curtains in the store.

　　A. fancier B. most fanciest

　　C. fanciest D. more fancier

　　31. I don’t know her very well, I have met her socially on a couple of occasions.

　　A. so that B. when

　　C. although D. since

　　32. —Hello, may I speak to Dr. Bush?

　　— .

　　A. Yes，I’m Bush B. Yes，it’s me

　　C. Here is Bush D. Speaking

　　33. Don’t leave your books near the open fire. They might easily .

　　A. catch fire B. catch to fire

　　C. catch with fire D. catch up fire

　　34. The Smiths don’t live here in this neighbourhood. They have away.

　　A. lived B. moved

　　C. walked D. taken

　　35. It would be of us to pretend the accident never happened.

　　A. slow B. fast

　　C. foolish D. clever

　　36. Jack was the sort of man who did not like his actions

　　A. be questioned B. questioning

　　C. having questioned D. questioned

　　37. He has a knife in the arm.

　　A. hurt B. harm

　　C. wound D. injury

　　38. I like taking . Wherever I visit, I bring my camera with me

　　A. photos B. photos

　　C. photo D. photo’s

　　39. You’d better go now, you’ll miss the next train.

　　A. if B. or else

　　C. or not D. unless

　　40. We were after all the hard work.

　　A. wear out B. weary out

　　C. worn out D. outworn

　　41. —Who do you think has made my room so dirty, Mom?

　　—It be your younger brother.

　　A. must B. shall

　　C. will D. would

　　42. Over a hundred people expressed their worries, but were willing to help

　　A. some B. many

　　C. few D. little

　　43. , flowers need a lot of sun and water.

　　A. When growing B. They are growing

　　C. When they growing D. When growth

　　44. She told me that the number of students to be admitted at that time.

　　A. had not been decided on B. were not decided on

　　C. has not been decided on D. are not decided on

　　45. I was in the middle of my call because I had no more pennies to put in the box.

　　A. broken in B. hung up

　　C. cut off D. put down