25、After staying in hospital for long, the patient was advised to go to the seaside to____ his health．

A．take up          B．hold up        C．make up         D．pick up

24、Companies are struggling to find the right ________ between supply and demand, but it is no easy task．

A．balance           B．process        C．equality           D．pattern（C）

22、In the Beijing Olympics, Phelps from the US is         person of wonder,       person who swam into the Olympic history.

A．the; the           B．the; a         C．a; the          D．a; a

21、--- I did very badly in the exam this time, so I’ve very upset.

--- Cheer up! I did         than you, but I remain happy.

A．no better         B．better         C．no worse              D．not worse

20、When she was awake, she found that she was lying on       seemed to be a piece of stone.

A．that         B．which         C．what          D．it

19、By no means, I was warned,      to give the password to someone else.

A．was I           B．I was        C．could I               D．I could

18、I really can’t imagine such a beautiful girl       be so rude.

A．need         B．may          C．shall          D．should

17、It was very cold          they still went swimming.

A．although         B．so        C．but               D．because

16、--- I don’t think we have met before.

--- Yes, once at a party, but we          .

A．didn’t introduce                                          B．weren’t introduced

C．haven’t introduced                                      D．weren’t introducing.