25. It is re ported that the United States uses ___ energy as the whole of Europe.

A. as twice　　　　　　 B. twice much　　　　　 C. twice much as　 D. twice as much

24. He is so ______ to his English teaching that I admire him for his ______. A. devote; devote　 　　　　 B. devoting; devotion　

C. devoted; devotion　 　 D. devoted; devote　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

23. It is the test system, _____ the teachers, that is to blame for the heavy burden of middle school students nowadays. A. other than　 B. or rather　　 C. rather than　 D. more than

22. To the surprise of many people, in ten years the city's population ____ by 12%. 　 A. gained　　　 B. expanded　 C. developed　　 D. spread

21. ---What about the protection? 　 ---Let’s keep the surface ____ dirty by putting a cover over it. 　 A. far from　　 B. free from　　 C. apart from　　　 D. away from

20. The order _____the general gave was _____we must break through the enemy’s defence .

　 　 A. that; /　　　　　 B. /; that　　　　 C. which; which　　　　　 D. that　 ;　 which

19.The most ____news was that my parents were so ____with my school grades.

　 A. disappointed; disappointed　　　　　　 B. disappointing; disappointing

　 C. disappointed; disappointing　　　　 　　D. disappointing; disappointed

18. ___ the new policy, we are now having a happy life.

　 A. Thanks to　　 B. Because　 to　 　　 C. For　　　　　　　 D. Thanks for

17. I had neither a computer nor newspaper. ___ I don’t know the latest news.

　 A. It’s the reason　　 B. It’s the reason　　 C. There’s why　　 D. That’s why

16.Mr. Smith, along with Mr. Green, ___ coming to speak to us about Chinese literature and painting tomorrow afternoon.

　 A. is　　 B. are　　 C. was　　 D. were