26. He is said _______ a new machine recently, but I don’t know when he will make it.

A. to design　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to be designed　

C. to have designed　 　　　　　 　　D. to have been designing

25. ----Who is your favorite basketball player in China?

　 ----Yao Ming, of course. No one plays __________.

A. better　　 　　　　 　　B. best　　 　　　　　 　　C. good　　　 　　　　 　　D. well

24._______ the plan has been worked out, it’s time for us to get down to carrying it out.

　 　 A. For　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. With　　　 　　　　　　　 C. Now that　 　　　　　　 D. even though

23. We don’t care about how Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize but _______matters for us is ______he will make his effort to bring a peaceful world to us. (原创)

A. that; how 　　　　　　 B. which; whether　 　　　　　　 C. it; that　 　　 D. what ; whether

22. The language _____ they created is _____ we now call Old English.

A. that; that　　　　　　　　　　　 B. which; that　　　　　　　 C. /; what　 　　　　　　　　 D what; that

21. He _____ to us that those eggs which were _____ on the table had been _____ by snakes.

　 A. lied; laying; lied　　　　　　　　　　 B. lied; lying; lain 　　　　　　　 C. laid; laid; laid　 　　　　 D. lied; lying; laid

20. The ______ of wearing a white wedding gown was brought to our country from the West.(原创)

　　 A. customs 　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. tradition　　　　　　　　　 C. feast 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. festival

19. Now the city is ______ it used to be.

A. three time larger as　　　　　　　　　　 B. three times as large as　

C. larger as three times as　　　　　　　　　 D. as three times larger than

18. It’s nearly eight o’clock．I must hang up and get down to work．My boss　　　 be here at any moment．　

　　 A． should　　　　 　　　　 B．must　　　　 　　　 C．could　　　　　 　 D．would

17. It is 30 years ______ China performed the Reform and Opening-up policy ______ has had a great effect not just on China, but also on the world.

A. that; since　　　　　　　　 B. since; 不填　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. when; that　　　　　　　　 D. since; that