28. Although John was the oldest in the family, he always let his sister _______ charge of the house.

A. to take　　 B. taking　　 C. take　　 D. taken

27. Please remind me ______ some eggs for the coming party.

A. buy　　 B. to buy　　 C. of buying　　 D. for buying

26. They got the work ______ before the rainy season set in.　

A. to do　　 B. done　　 C. doing　　 D. did

25. John knocked at the door for nearly five minutes___ his wife opened it.

A. when　　　 B. before　　　 C. until　　　 D. while

24. As we joined the crowd I got ___ from my friends.

　　 A. lost　　　　 B. separated　　　 C. spared　　　 D. missed

23. It is important that we ___ with all that ___ in the struggle.

A. should unite, be united　　　　　　 B. would like, can be united　

C. should unite, could unite　　　　　　 D. unite, can be untied

22. these two countries have a ___. They both have a high snowfall during winter.

　　 A. situation　　　　　 B. response　　　 C. similarity　　　 D. condition

21. Not only ___ interested in football but ___ beginning to show an interest in it.

A. is the teacher himself, are all his students　 B. the teacher himself is, are all his students　

C. is the teacher himself, all his students are　 D. the teacher himself is, all his students are

20. They will give us the money ___ we pay it back within half a year.

　　 A. on no condition　　 B. on condition　　 C. under the condition D. on condition that

19. His cousin, who was made ___ of the department, was only 28 that year.

　　 A. director　　　 B. directer　　　 C. a director　　　　 D. our director