24.The farmers have decided to grow the crops _______ next year, hoping that this will bring in lots of money.　　 A. to a great degree　 B. on a large scale　 C. in the long term　 D. on large scale

23.Eighteen US adoption agencies mailed the survey to 2,159 families who ______ children from Eastern Europe.　　 A. had adopted　 B. have adopted　 C. adopted　 D. had been adopted

22.It’s surprising _______ alcohol _______ about 100, 000 deaths a year in the US.

A. that; contributes to　　 B. that; attends to　　 C. what; leads to　　 D. why; belongs to

21.I lost my way in complete darkness and _______ matters worse, it began to rain.

A. made　　 B. having made　 C. making　 D. to make

20.The company producing shoes suffered a loss in December last year, _______ 250 workers.

A. laid off　 B. laying off　 C. paying off　 D. paid off

19.In Britain, packs of cigarettes come with a government health warning _______ them.

A. attaching to　 B. attached to　 C. attaching with　 D. attaching to　　

18.Be careful. It’s easy to have your pocket _______ in a crowd like this.

A. picked　　 B. picked up　 C. missing　 D. to pick

17.Mary has always been doing well in that company. Tomorrow she will go on a trip to Europe,________.　　　　 　　A. with all expenses paid　 　B. at all expenses paying 　　　　　　　　　

C. at all expenses paid　　 D. all expenses paying

16.Those who suffer from headache will find they get ______ from this medicine.

A. relief　　 　　B. safety　　　 　C. defense　 　　D. shelter

15. －The weather has been very hot and dry.

　 －Yes. If it had rained even a drop, things would be much better now! And my vegetables _______.

　 A. wouldn't die　　　 B. didn't die　　　 C. hadn't died　　　　　 D. wouldn't have died