25. Many parents find it hard to _______ to their children when they are teenagers.

A. understand　 B. connect　　　　　　 C. relate　　　　　　　　 D. talk

24.　 The terrorists said that anyone caught ______ on them would be killed.

A. attacking　　　　　　 B. fighting　　　　　　 C. knocking　　　　　 D. informing

23.　 -How did you find the lecture tonight？

　 -It ____ me. I doubt if I will come for his lecture next time.

　　 A. encouraged 　 　　　　 B. disappointed　　　 　 　　C. reflected　　　　　 D. satisfied

22.　 In general， the old man is generous. But ____， he was mean to an old beggar.

　　 A. at once 　　 B. once again　　　　 　　 C. for once 　　　　 　　　　　D. once over

21.　 ____ in her finest skirt， the girl tried to make herself　 ____ at the party.

　　 A. Dressing； noticing　　　　 　　 　　　　B. Dressed； noticing

　　 C. Dressing； being noticed　 　　　　　D. Dressed； noticed

20.　 -I’m looking for a house. I’d like ____ with a big garden.

　 　-Yes， madam. We have several of this kind.

　　 A. that　　 　 B. it　 　　 C. this　　　　　　 　D. one

19.　 The prices of goods kept ____. We had to cut the expenses in order to meet our daily needs.

　　 A. standing up　　　 　 B. breaking down　　 　　 　C. going up　 　 　　　D. putting up

18.　 Seldom ____ him recently， for you see I’m preparing for the project.

　　 A. I meet　　　　 B. do I meet　 　　　 C. I have met　　 　　　 　D. have I met

17.　 I wonder what’s your attitude ____ the problem ____ yesterday.

　　 A. in； discussing 　　 　　　　　B. to； to be discussed　　　

　　 C. towards； discussed　 　　　　D. with； being discussed

16.　 The shopping center in the city was ____ as a result of a cigarette， which shocked the whole country.

　 　A. burned down　　 　　　 　　 B. turned down　　　　　　 　　 C. turned up　　　　　 D. taken in