26. 21^st century school edition is ____a newspaper .It helps us to improbe our English a lot .

　 A. no less than　 B.　 no more than　 C. less than　 D. more than

25. Joe, Jones, the eldest of the eight children ,had to ____out of high school at the age of 16 to

help his father on the farm .　　 A. leave　 B.　 drop　 C. fall　 D.　 go

24. My mind wasn’t on what he was saying so I’m afraid I ______half of it .

A. was missing　 B.　 had missed　 C.　 will miss D.missed .

23. ______it is to jump into a pool or go swimming in the sea when you visit Hawaii!

　 A. What fun　 B.　 What　 a fun　 C.　 How fun　 D. How a fun

22.---I regret _____you John has been fired .

　 ---I can hardly believe my ears .He is such a fine worker .

A. telling　 B.　 having told　 C.　 to tell　 D. to have told

21. --- Why haven’t you bought any butter?　 --- I 　　　　to, but I forgot about it.

　　　 A. liked　　 B. wished　 　　 C. meant　 　　 D. expected

20. All the flowers smelling sweet look _______.

　　　 A. beautifully　　 B. lovely　　　 C. wonderfully　　 D. well

19.. How do you like the cake?　 It’s quite different from 　　　　　I had last month.

A. hat　　 　 B. which　　 C. the one　 　 D. what

18.Last month I came to Britain. My English has improved a lot _______ I use it all the time.

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

16. More than 5,000 people _______ the important meeting.

　　　 A. took　　 B. attended　　　 C. took part　　 D. joined

17______ for some time after a tiring day is very enjoyable and exciting for me in summer.

　　　 A. Swim　　 B. Swimming　　　 　　 C. Go swimming　 　　　 D. To swim