24. Toby has been a wine ______ but he didn’t drink any more after he saw an accident caused by a drunk driver.

　　 A. addict　　　　　　 B. fan　　　　　　　　 C. player　　　　　　 D. expert

23. I didn’t ______ Mary at first sight because she had changed so much since we last met.

　 A. recognize　　　 B. discover　　　　 C. realize　　　　　　 D. understand

22. China has a ______ number of population than ever before.

　　 A. more　　　 B. smaller　　　 　C. less　　　　 D. larger

21. Someone ______ my neighbor’s house but fortunately nothing important was stolen.

　　 A. broke out　　　 B. broke into　　　 C. broke up　　　　 D. broke off

20.　　　　　　　　　　　　 - No one is permitted to smoke here.

　 - Yeah. It is ______ to protect people’s health.

　 A. allowed　　　　 B. made　　　　　　 C. banned　　　　　 D. used

19. She was tired when she reached the top of the hill, so she stopped ____ on a big stone by the side of the path.　

　　 A. being resting　 B. to rest　　　　　　 C. rest　　　　　　　　 D. resting　　

18. His suggestion was such a great one ______ no one had any different idea.

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

17.　　　　　　　　　　　　 - Oh, no! I left my textbook at home.

　 - Don’t worry. I can ______ mine with you.

　　 A. borrow　　　　　 B. lend　　　　　　　 C. sell　　　　　　　　 D. share

16. He watched TV till 1 o’clock last night. ______, he was late for work this morning.

　 A. After all　　　　 B. In fact　　　　　　 C. As a result　　　 D. At last

15. Experts say that listening to loud music will ______ your hearing.

　 A. touch　　　　　　 B. move　　　　　　 C. affect　　　　　　 D. afford