24. After a successful operation, Ronaldo has begun to do some exercise to ____ strength.

　　 A. improve　　　　　 B. decrease　　　　　 C. increase　　　　　 D. raise

23. ---How did you find your sister in such a big and strange city?

　 --- I____ her in the railway station when I was just going back home.

　　 A. came about 　　　B. came out　　　　 C. came up　　　　　 D. came across

22. The plans put forward in the meeting shall be ____ to the letter.

　　 A. carried on　　　　　 B. carried out　　　　 C. proved　　　　 D. practised

21. The mail was ___for two days because of the heavy snows.

　　 A. held out　　　　　 B. held up　　　　 C. held back　　　　 D. held off

20. If you work hard like this, you will ____ sooner or later.

　　 A. give out 　　　　　B. break up　　　　 C. break down　　　 D. fall down

19. In our school the women teachers ____ 56 percent of the staff.

　　 A. turn up　　　 B. stand for　　　　 C. make up　　　　　 D. send up

18. Mr Johnson is a man of good temper, and his good temper never ____ him.

　　 A. fails　　　 B. disappoints　　 C. controls　　　 D. worries

17. I don't care about the good salary offered by the company. What I need is a(n) ________ post.

　　 　A. creating B. awarding C. challenging D. competing

16. Which of the following phrases is NOT right?

A. reach an agreement　 　　　B. come to an agreement　

C. draw an agreement　 　　　D. arrive at an agreement

15. Children under five are not ____to this primary school except those of extraordinary

　　　 intelligence (智力超常).

　　 A. accepted　　　　　 B. received　　　　 C. admitted　　　　　 D. permitted