24. I don’t think you should mention it at the beginning of the story, or it may ____ the shocking ending.

　 A. give out　　　 B. give away　　 C. give up　　 　D. give off

23. To tell the truth, I would rather that I ____ the pain instead of you. You don’t know how worried I was.

　 A. took　 　　B. had taken　 　　C. have taken　 　D. should have taken

22. ____ of the land in that district ____ covered with trees and grass.

　 A. One half; are　　　　 　　　　　　B. Two seventh; is

　 C. A quarter; is　　　　　 　　　　　D. Two thirds; are

21. People have lots of problems living in the central Australian desert, ____ the lack of water is the most serious one.

　 A. of which　　 　B. which　　　　 C. for which　 　　D. where

20. --- Is there any possibility of the film ____ in Paris International Festival?

　 --- Not in the least, because the audience generally think little of it.

　 A. trying out　 　　B. tried out　 　　C. to try out　 　　D. being tried out

19. --- Haven’t seen you for ages! Where have you been?

　 --- I have seldom had any chance to come back to the hometown ____ I was sent to Beijing ____ the project.

　 　A. as; in the charge of　　　　　　　 B. since; in charge of

　　C. as; in charge of　　　　　　　　 D. since; in the charge of

18. Not only ____ strict with us, but also ____ for us.

　 A. was the teacher; did he care　 　　B. was the teacher; he cared

　 C. the teacher was; did he care　　　 D. the teacher was; he cared

17. “Dear, if you listen to me, you ______ have some candies as a reward,” the woman told her little son.

A. shall　　　 　B. do　　　　　　 C. should　　　 　　D. must

16. --- When will your father be back home?

　 　--- ____ twelve o’clock.

　 A. In　　　　　 　B. Since　　　 　C. Until　　　 　　D. After

15. His advice made me happy, but ____.

　 A. making others angry　　　　　 　　B. to make others angry

　 C. others angry　　　　　　　　　 　D. his advice others angry