24．　　　　　 by his friends and relatives，he decided to file his invention with the patent office to get recognition for his successful idea．

　A． Having pressed　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B． Being pressed　　 　　 C． To be pressed　　 D． Pressed

23． -Wow, you have a really good voice． I　　　　　 you were good at singing．

　-Thank you．

　A． haven’t known　 B． don’t know　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C． didn’t know 　 D． hadn’t known

22． He felt cast down because his　　　　　 to be a teacher was rejected．

　A． ambition　　 　 B． expectation　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C． inspiration D． application

21． Chaplin，for　　　　 life had once been very hard，Was a success as an actor

　A． whom　　 　　　　 B． whose　　 　　　　　 C． who 　　　　　　　　　 D。/

20． He quickly　　　　　 a large fortune after he came to do business in this city．

　A． accelerated　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B． accumulated　　 　　 C． promoted D． calculated

19．　　　　 is known to us all is that Shanghai will host the 2010 World Expo．

　A． As　 　　　　　　　 B． It　　 　　　　　　　　　 C． That　　 　　　　　　 D． What

18． Rain is pouring down from the sky without any sign of stopping． Farmers begin to worry about their crops since it　　　　 as long as 24 hours．

　A． has been raining　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B． had rained　　 C． was raining 　　　 D． will rain

17． We haven’t seen each other for many years，so I am quite　　　　 the plan that we have a party this weekend．

　A． in terms of　　 B． in honour of　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C． in favour of 　　　 D． in need of

16． While　　　　 to foreigners，． you must try to make yourself　　　　　 by using body language if necessary．

　A． speaking；understood　　 　　　　　　　 B． spoken；understand

　C． speaking；understand 　　　　　　　　　　 D． spoken；understood