26、______, I think, the problems can be settled in no time．

A．A bit more efforts                                       B．Keep up your spirits

C．If you double your efforts                                  D．Making greater efforts

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、请根据下面提示，写一篇短文。词数不少于50。

       In your spoken English class, your teacher shows you the following picture．You are asked to describe the picture and explain how you understand it．

21、I ordered          pizza and salad．The pizza was nice but         salad was disgusting．

A．the, the          B．a, the          C．a, a        D．the, a

20、I       stop by sometime and thank her for all her help．

A．must        B．would         C．could         D．may

19、Robert made a call to his parents yesterday afternoon．To his disappointment,      of them answered it．

A．either            B．both         C．none          D．neither

18、When she called at his studio, she        that he had gone to Japan．

A．is told            B．was told         C．tells           D．told

17、—Did you get my letter?

—I received one just as I          ．

A．set out          B．had set out               C．was setting out        D．would set out