25.European football is played in 80 countries,_____it the most popular sport in the world.

A.making　　 B.makes　　 C.make　　 D.to make

24.--Hi,Tracy,you look tired.

--I am tired.I_____the living room all day.

A.painted　　　　　　　　 B.had painted

C.have been painting　　　　 D.have painted

23.Cleaning women in big cities usually get_____by the hour.

A.pay　　 B.paying　　 C.paid　　 D.to pay

22.It was only when I reread his poems recently_____I began to appreciate their beauty.

A.until　　 B.that　　 C.then　　 D.so

21.You'll find this map of great_____in helping you to get round London.

A.price　　 B.cost　　 C.value　　 D.usefulness

20.Shirley_____a book about China last year but I don't know whether she has finished it.

A.has written　　　　　　 B.wrote

C.had written　　　　　　 D.was writing

19.--I stayed at a hotel while in New York.

--Oh,did you?You_____with Barbara.

A.could have stayed　　　 B.could stay

C.would stay　　　　　　 D.must have stayed