24. _______ the manager came to Beijing on business, he would visit his old friends there.

A. Every time　　 B. Many times　 C. In no time　 D. All the time

23. We’ll only discuss such problems _______ something to do with our own interests.

A. that have　 　B. as have　 C. as has　 D. which has

22.In the police station, I saw the man from ______room the thief had stolen the TV set.

A. whose　 B. whom　 C. which　 D. that

21. Jack London, ___________ life had once been very hard, was successful later.

A. for which　 B. for whose　 　C. for whom　 D. for that

20.Martin Van Buren was the eighth president of the United States and the first ______native language was not English but Dutch.

A. whose　 B. that　 C. where　 D. which

19.We are going to spend the Spring Festival in Guangzhou, ______ my parents and some relatives.

A. where lives　　 B. which lives　 C. who live　　 D. where live

18.The foreigner was talking to the children in the park ______ he was familiar with them.

A. even though　 B. in case　 C. so that　 　D. as if

17. The computer doesn’t work well and it requires _____ but the manager requires me _____ to use it.

　A. to change; to continue　　 B. changing; continuing　

C. changing; to continue　　 D. to change; continuing

16. ----Sorry to say I can’t play basketball with you this afternoon, for I’ll have to prepare for the coming examination.

-----________. Have some fun!

A.　　　　 Don’t be a wet blanket 　B. It’s a no-brainer

C.　　　 Don’t pull my leg　　　　 D. We’re all ears

15. After a short ________, I got my bag from the thief’s hand successfully.

A. exchange　 B. explanation　 C. encouragement　 　D. struggle