27. -- There are ______ such books here.

　 -- I only need ______ these books on this shelf.

　　 A. eight dozens ; one dozen　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. eight dozens of ; one dozen of

　　 C. eight dozen ; one dozen　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. dozens of ; one dozen of

26. Michael never dreamt of ______ for him to be sent abroad very soon.

　 A. being a chance　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. there’s a chance　　

C. there to be a chance　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. there being a chance

25. How many men does your uncle _____ for him?

A. have worked　　　　 B. have to work　　　　 C. have working　 D. have been working

24. _______ for two miles, the car broke down.

　　 A. I drove my car　　　 B. Having run　　 C. To have driven　　　 D. Having driven

23. -- What about the person?

　　 -- Seldom in all my life _____ such a _______ person.

　　 A. I met; determining　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. I have met; determining

C. did I meet; determined　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. have I met; determined

22. He came here without friends or ______and made his fortune.

A. possessions　　　　 B. possession　　 C. wealths　　　　 D. good

21. Reading is to the mind ______ food is to the body.

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

20. Many great men have risen from poverty - Lincoln and Edison, _______.

A. instead　　 　　　　 B. for example　　 C. and so on　　 　　　 D. such as

19. --Why haven’t you asked her to come here?

　 --She _______ an important experiment when I found her and she _____ it.

　　 A. had done ; didn’t finish　　　　　　 　 B. was doing ; hasn’t finished

C. did ; wouldn’t finish　　　　　　　　　 　 D. hadn’t finished

18. -- Are you going to the football game ?

　 　 -- No, the tickets are ________ for me.

　 A. too much high　 B. so much expensive C. far too expensive　 D. highly expensive