25. Teaching ______ child to cook will improve many of the skills that he or she will need later in _____ life.

　 　A./,the　　　 B.a,/　　　 C.a,the　 D.the,a

26 Don't ________. You will ________ new customs and different ways of thinking.

A. lose your heart; apply to　　 　　 B. lose heart; apply yourself to

C. lose your heart; adapt to　　 　　 D. lose heart; adapt yourself to

24. It is not rare in ______ that people in ______ fifties were going to university for further education.

A. 90s…the B. the 90s…/ C. 90s…their D. the 90s…their

23. More than one answer _____ to the question.

A .have been given B.has been given C. were given D. had given

22. If you grow up in _____ large family, you are more likely to develop _____ ability to get on well with _____ others.

　 A. /,an,the　　　　　 B.a,the,/　　　 C.the,an,the　　　 D. a,the,the

21. I can’t remember when exactly the Robinsons left _____ city. I only remember it was _____ Monday.

　 A. the,the　　　　 B. a,the　　　 C. a,a　　　 D. the,a　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

20.Mary has always been doing well in that company. Tomorrow she will go on a trip to Europe ,_______.

　 A.all expenses paid　 B.all expenses paying C.paying all expenses D.paid all expenses　 a

19.There has been housing development ______ since the end of last century.

A.to scale　 B.in consequence C.in detail D.on a large scale　　　　　　 　　d

18. We all knew from the very _____ that the plan would fail.

　 A. outcome　　 B. outset　　 C. income　　 D. output　　　　　　　　　　 d

17. The Department is also deeply _____ in various improvement schemes.

　 A. connected　　 B. included　　 C. involved　　 D. implied 　　　　　c

16. The lost car of the Lees was found _____ in the woods off the highway.

A. vanished　　 B. abandoned　　 C. scattered　　 D. rejected