10. We could have walked to station. It was so near. Yes, A taxi ____ at all necessary.

　　　 A. wasn’t 　　　　　　 B. hadn’t been　　　　　　　 C. couldn’t be　　　　 D. shouldn’t have been

9. Nobody could control the arguments, so you can imagine them ___ far into the night.

　　　 A. discussing　　　　 B. discussed　　　　　 C. continuing　　　　 D. continued

8. It’s already summer now. It’s even hotter than last summer. To reduce the heat, I’ll buy an air-conditioner, ____ its price is. A. whatever　　　　 B. what　　　　　 C. how　　 D. however

7. The grown-ups had coffee but the children wanted milk ____ coffee. That’s because coffee tastes a little bitter.

　　　 A. in place of 　　　　　　　 B. in the place of 　　　　 C. in a place of 　　　　　　 D. in place for

6. What is it ____ you are after? I’m after my pan. A. which　　 B. that　 C. what　 D. as

25. I ____ preparing for the coming examination until far into the night.

A. put up　　　　 B. took up　　　　　　 C. made up　　　　　　 D. stayed up

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24.John wrote a long no grapy about himself. It is well written except a few spelling mistakes. Now the full text ____.

A. reads ; as follows　　　　　　　　　　 B. I read; as follow

　　　 C. wrote; in the following　　　　　　 D. reads ; for the following

23. This milk ____ bad for it’s ___ a nasty smell. And it has a bad taste, too.

　　　 A. might be; giving off　 B. must be; giving out　 C. must be; given out D. can be ; given out

22. These plants need more room in the earth than you would judge from the size of the flowers ,because the roots _____ branches for a long way.

　　　 A. give off　　　　　　 B. give out　　　　　　 C. put out　　　　　　　　　　 D. put off

21. On my last plane trip, the air currents were so rough that the instruments ____ and the passengers had to keep their seat belts ____ for most of the journey.

　　　 A. sent flying; fastened　　　　　　　　 B. were sent flying; fastening　　　

　　　 C. were sent flying; fastened　　　　 D. were sent to fly; fastened