25.　 It was in the university ten years ago, _________ 　they met in September for the first time,_________ 　they fell in love with each other.

A. that; when　　　　 B. when; that　　　 　　C. that; where　　　　 D. where; that

24.　 ____ 　sunshine and some rainfall promise a good harvest of fruits and vegetables this year.

A. A large quantity of　　　　　　　　 　　　B. Large quantities of

C. A large number of　　　　　　　　　 　　　D. A good many

23.　 __________ 　what the hero had done, what I did is almost__________.

A. Compared to; nothing　　　　　　　 　B. Compared with; everything

C. Comparing to; something　　　　　　 　D. Comparing with; anything

22.　 It takes a long time to prepare the dish but it is so delicious that it’s worth the________.

A. effort　　　　 B. courage　　　　　 　　C. adventure　　　 　　D. consequence

21.　 _____in the queue for half an hour, Tom suddenly realized that he had left his wallet at home.

A. To wait　　　 B. Have waited　　　 　C. Having waited　　　 D. To have waited

20.　 The ______________ professor found the matter__________________.

A. surprising; surprised　　　　　　　　 　　　　B. surprised; surprised

C. surprised; surprising　　　　　　　 　　　　　D. surprising; surprising

19.　 We are pleased to see the problem _____________　 　so quickly.

A. settled　　　　 B. having been settled　　　 C. be settled　　　 D. settling

18.　 The students are told to have their homework __________ in before tomorrow afternoon.

A. hand　　　　　 　B. to hand　　　 　　　　C. handed　　　　 D. handing

17.　 When his wife returned, the husband noticed her hair __________ short.

A. cutting　　　　　 　B. to be cut　　　　　　 C. being cut　　　 D. cut

16.　 __________ the room, the nurse found the tape-recorder________________.

A. Entering; stealing　　　　　　　　 　　　　　B. Entering; gone

C. To have entered; being stolen　　　　　 　　D. Having entered; to be stolen