26. _________ who she was, she said she was Mr. Johnson’s sister.　

A. Asked　 　　　　　 B. When asked　 　　　　 C. Having asked　 D. To be asked

25. Two years later, her father disappeared, never _________ again. 　

A. to hear from　 　 B. being heard from 　　 C. heard from　 　　 D. to be heard

24. --- I’d rather have some tea, if you don’t mind.　 --- __________ .　

A. Thank you very much　　　　 　　 B. Yes, I like so　

C. Of course, anything you want　 　　 D. No, it’s nothing

23. Readers can _________ very smoothly without knowing the exact meaning of each word.　

A. get along　 　　　　　　　 B. get over　 　　　　　　　 C. get down　 　　　 D. get though

22. --- How can I use this washing machine?　

--- Well, just refer to the _________ .　

A. explanations　 B. expressions　 　 C. introductions　 　 D. directions

21. --- My mathematics is very poor.　

--- Don’t worry. I’ll help you ________ I can.　

A. as far as　 　　 B. as soon as　 　　 C. as quickly as　 D. as possible as

20. How pleased the detective was ________ what his customer told him!　

A. hearing　 　　　　 B. heard　 　　　　　 C. to hearing　 　　 D. to hear

19. Last term our maths teacher set so difficult an examination problem ____ none of us worked out.　

A. that　　 　　　　　 B. as　　 　　　　　　　 C. so that　　 　　　　 D. which

18. --- I’d like to go to the movie with you, Dad.　

--- Sorry, my son, but only the grown-ups are _______into the cinema.　

A. required　 　　 B. intended　 　　 C. admitted　 　　 D. supposed

17. If Tim carries on working like that, he’ll ______ sooner or later.　

A. give out　 　　　 B. keep out　 　　 C. hold out　 　　　 D. wear out