26. The Great Wall was built to keep ____　 the invaders.

　 A. in　　　　　　　 B. out　　　　　　 C. up　　　　　　 D. off

25. His father left home two hours earlier, ____ missing the train.

　 A. in fear that　 B. for fear of　　 C. in fear with　　 D. for fear with

24. He'll finish writing the letter ____ .

　 A. in no time　　 B. at any time　 C. without any time　　 D. out of time

23. Our school is ____ English teachers.

　 A. needed　　 B. wanted　　 C. in great needing of　 D. in great need of

22. We'll have tea in the garden ____ 　the sitting-room.

　 A. instead　　　 B. instead of　　 C. instead in　　 D. instead of in

21. The bat left the birds ____　 and went over to the beasts.

　 A. in hurry　　　 B. hurry up　　 C. in a hurry　　 D. in so hurry

20. Mr Wang kept trying and his hard　 work led to success ____ .

　 A. at the end　　 B. on end　　　 C. in the end　　 D. by the end

19. Now that the fog is clearing, you can see the mountain ____ .

　 A. at a distance　 B. at a distant　　 C. in the distance　 D. in the distant

18. He gets up early and reads English aloud. ____ he has greatly improved his English.

　 A. On the way　 B. In this way　　 C. By the means　 D. In this means

17. The blind men were dressed ____ .

　 A. into a rag　　　 B. in rags　　　 C. all rags　　　 D. with the rags