26. Anne felt nervous ____ she gave a speech in front of so many students.

A. for the first time B. at the first time

C. the first time D. at first

25. Tom made _________________ in English that the teacher praised him at yesterday’s

meeting

A. so great progress B. such great progress

C. so great a progress D. such a great progress

24. The manager was about to leave _______suddenly the telephone rang in the office.

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

23. By the end of the year 2020 the population of the world ______ around seven thousand

million.

A. had been reached B. will be reaching

C. will have reached D. will have been reached

22. Learning habits, ______ teachers attach importance, have not been paid enough attention

to by students.

A. where B. when C. to which D. to that

从A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. When the driver came out and inspected his car, he said ______,” Not too bad. It’s

nothing serious.”

A. in peace B. in danger C. in addition D. in relief