27．High school students spent　　　 　money on newspapers and magazines in order to improve their grades.

　　　 A．a number of　　　　 B．a great many　　　　 C．a great deal of　　　 D．a good deal

26．He was just about to jump into the river　　　 　luckily his guide saw him and stopped him

　　　 A．while　　　　　　　　　 B．as　　　　　　　　　　　 C．when　　　　　　　　　 D．since

25．The lecture on how to enjoy pop music is really　　　 　worth　　　 　.

　　　 A．very; listening　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．well; listening to

　　　 C．well; attending to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．very; attending

24．This kind of work　　　 　by hand, but now it is done by electricity.

　　　 A．get used to doing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．used to be done　　

　　　 C．was used to doing 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．used to do it

23．She is well-known　　　 　her poems and she is also famous　　　 　an actress.

　　　 A．for; or　　　　　　　　 B．as; as　　　　　　　　　 C．for ;as　　　　　　　　 D．as; or

22．I’ve heard you　　　 　Portia, your middle-school classmate?

　　　 Yeah. We　　　 　one and a half months ago.

　　　 A．married; got married　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．have married; got married

　　　 C．have married with; were married　　　　　 D．got married; were married

21．Dorothy was always speaking highly of her role in the play,　　　 　of course, made the others unhappy.

　　　 A．who　　　　　　　　　　 B．what　　　　　　　　　 C．which　　　　　　　　 D．that

20．From the very beginning, the government has made it clear that it will never　　　 　to the terrorists’(恐怖分子)threats.

　　　 A．give up　　　　　　　 B．give away　　　　　　 C．give in　　　　　　　　 D．give out

19．Something sad seems to have happened to Nancy today. Just now when I went to see her I found her　　　 .

　　　 A．crying　　　　　　　　 B．to cry　　　　　　　　　 C．cried　　　　　　　　　 D．was crying

18．The article suggests that when a person　　　 　under unusual stress he should be especially careful to have a well-balanced diet.

　　　 A．be　　　　　　　　　　　 B．would be　　　　　　 C．is　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．was