25. The man pulled out a gold watch, 　　　　were made of small diamonds.

A. the hands of whom　　　　 B. whom the hands of

C. which the hands of　　　　 D. the hands of which

24. Last night Mr. Crook didn’t come back at the usual time. ______, he met some friends and stayed out until midnight.

A. Meanwhile　　 　 　B. However　　　 C. Instead　　　　　 　　　 D. Yet

23. As nobody here knows what is wrong with the machine, we must send for an engineer to ______ the problem.

　 A. handle　　　　　　　　 　 B. raise　　　　　　　　　　 C. face 　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. present

22. Nancy enjoyed herself so much ______ she visited her friends in Sydney last year.

　 A. that　　　　　　 B. which　　　　　 C. when　　　 　　　　D. where

第一节：语法和词汇知识(共15小题；每小题1分，满分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，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

21. I’m sorry you’ve been waiting so long, but it’ll still be some time ____ Brian gets back.

A. before　　　 　　B. since　　　　 　　　　　　　 C. till　　　　　 　　　　　 D. after