27. It was not until dark____ he found _____ he thought was the way to solve the problem.

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

26.--- I’m sorry that I can’t go to your party tonight.　

　 --- _____ ? Haven’t we agreed on it?

　 A. What is it　 B. Why don’t you　 C. What do you think　 D. How is it

25. As the centuries went by, humans made more and more words. This is what we now ___by language.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　

A. refer to them　　 　 B. tell 　　　 　　C. think　 　 D. mean

24. ---Did you have any trouble in getting there?　　

　 ---No. _____ I would have telephoned you.　　

　 A. However　 B. Otherwise　 C. Therefore　 D. Anyway

23. ____for the terrible accident, as the public thought, the mayor felt nervous and was at a loss what to do.　

　 A. Having blamed　 B. To blame　 C. Being to be blamed　 D. Being to blame

22. ---The weather report said that there is rain today.

　 ---But I don’t think the football match will be put off_____.　

　 A. although　 B. even so　 C. even though　 D. as though

21. The store had to ______a number of shop assistants because sales were down.　　

　　 A. lay down　 B. lay out　 C. lay off　　 D. lay aside

15. ---I' m not quite sure　 ____ to get there.

　 ---You' d better ____ a map.

　　　　 A. when; consult　　　　 B. when; instruct

　　　　 C. how; consult　　　　　 D. how; instruct

参考答案21-35. ACBAD　 DDCAB　 BBBDC

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14.Because of falling orders, the company has been forced _____several hundred workers.

　　　　 A. laying down　　　　　 B. to lay aside

　　　　 C. laying off　　　　　　 D. to lay off

13. Fortunately it won' t make ______ of difference if I don’t pass the test..

　　　　 A. the awful lot　　　　 B. an awful lot

　　　　 C. a lot awful　　　　　 D. an awful lots