26. ________ he got the news, Mr. Mathews hurried out of his house, ________ his car, and drove all the way to town.

A. When: started　　　　　　　　　　　 B. The moment; started

C. Until; starting　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 　　D. Once; to start

25. A person who has _______ final say in an international company is usually _______ influential one.

A. a; the　 　　 B. the; an　　　　 C. the; the　　 　　　 D. a; an

24. The traffic problems we are looking forward to seeing _________ should have attracted the government’s attention.

A. solving　　　　　 B. solve　　　　 C. solved　　　　　 D. to solve

23.-You’re going to have a rise this month, aren’t you?

-Yes. only $100.

-Well, ___________.

A. the more. the better　　　　　　　 　　　 　B. easier said than done

C. better than never　　　　　　　　 　　　 　D. better than nothing

22. Some old people don’t like pop songs because they can’t _____so much noise

A. concern　 　　　　 　B .tolerate　 　　　　 　C. undertake　 　　　　　　 D. ignore

第一节　　　 单项填空：(共15小题；每小题1分，共15分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21．-May I help you?

-Yes, I’d like to try on some sports jackets just like　　 I’m wearing.

A. it　　　　　　 B. one　　　　　 C. the one　　　　　 D. that