25.　 Read the following questions carefully and ______ the ones you think are true according to the passage you have read about the compass and ______ the ones that you think are false.

　　 A. tick; cross　　 B. put a tick; put a cross　 C. tick; across　 D. tick; mark

24.　 The gardener was _______ when he found his ________ flower withered, with its blades drooping because somebody had watered it with too much salty water.

　　 A. in deep sorrow; most favorite　　　　　 B. sorry; most favorite

C. in deep sorrow; favorite　　　　　　　 D. with deep sorrow; favorite　

23.　 ---Why do brides and bridegrooms like to present diamond rings or necklaces to ______ at a wedding ceremony?

　　 ----Diamond is believed to be the hardest stone in the world and they wish that their love would last as long as a diamond, ______ forever.

　　 A. each other; that is　 B. each other; which is　 C. one another; that is ; One another; which is

22.　 The pianist played the master piece _______, which _______ greatly affected his audience.

　　　 A. in emotion; in turn　 B. with emotion; in return　 C. in emotions; in return　 D. with emotion; in turn

21.　 We finally managed to _______ the truth out of the librarian who admitted ______ some collections of poems in the poetry section and _______them for money.

　　　 A. tease; stealing; selling　 B. bring; to steal; to sell　 C. cheat; stealing; sold　 D. dig; stolen; sold

20.　 The little girl _______her breath in a long sigh when she learned that none of her friends let out her plan to　

　　　 run away from her family with her boyfriend to her parents

　　 A. send out　　　　 B. make out　　　　 C. let out　　 D. bring out

19.　 The good-for-nothing graduate’s mind _______ when he learned that he could not get the graduation diploma because of his poor performance.

　　 A.　 turned empty　　 B. became hollow　　 C. grew blind　　 D. went blank

18.　 The Iranian government is accused of _______ some terror organizations in the Middle East by the United States, who can’t not produce firm evidences to prove it.

　　 A. sponsoring　　 B. providing　　　 C. offering　　 D. supplying

17.　 Educationists across China are experimenting and trying out new assessing systems _______to assessing students’ performance in school.

　　 A. suitable　　　　　　 B. equal　　　　 C. appropriate　　　　 D. fit

16.　 In 1963, he graduated from the Central Conservatory of Music, in which he ______ four first scholarships in a row and then he made his way to Vienna Academy of Music, perfecting his skills to play the violin.

　　 He _______ became the youngest, most talented violinist in the world at the age of 37.　　

　　 A. won; eventually　　 B. got; eventually　 C. received; accidentally　 D. gained; appropriately