25. -Are you free after school? -Sorry, I’ve planned to treat a friend of mine to dinner ______ for help.

A. in order　　 　 B. in return　　 C. in turn　　 D. in honor

24. Written in a hurry, ______. How can it be satisfactory?

　 A. They found many mistakes in the report　 B. Sam made lots of mistakes in the report

　 C. There are many mistakes in the report　　 D. The report is full of mistakes

23. Mr and Mrs Scot prefer a restaurant in a small town to _____ in so large a city as New York.

　 A. that　　 　　　　　 　　B. the one　　　　　 C. one　　 　　　　　　 D. it

22.-I can’t find Mr Smith. Where did you meet him this morning?　 -It was in the hotel ___ he stayed.

　 A. that　　 　　　　　 　　B. where　　 　　　 　　　C. which　　　 　 　D. the one

21. -What did you think of _____ president?

　 -I didn’t care for him at first, but after ______ time I got to like him.

　 A. the, a　　 　 　　B. /, the　　 　　　　 　C. the, the　　 　D. /, a

20. The door and the windows were all closed and there was no ______ of forced entry.

　 A. scene　 　　　　　B. show　　　　　　 C. sign　　　　　　 D.　 sight

19. Few people paid full attention to their health conditions _____ they were seriously ill.

A. when　 　　　　　　 B. if　 　　　　　　　　　 C. until　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. before

18. He narrowly missed being seriously hurt, if not______, by the explosion.

A. killed 　　　　　　　　　　 B. being killed　 　 C. be killed 　　　　　　　　 D. to be killed

17.-Is there any particular soup you would like to have?

　-　　　　　　 you select is all right with me.

A. Whatever　　 B. Anyone　　　　　　 C. No matter what　　　　 D. Whichever

16. The exercise is not 　　　　　　　　 　difficult but just needs care and patience.

A. by itself　　　　　　　 B. of itself　　　　　　 C. in itself　　　　　　 D. for itself