27、--- What did you think of the place?

--- I didn’t care for it at ______ first, but after ______ time I got to like it．

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

26、Henry has come in his raincoat and gumboots, ______ for rain．

A．prepared        B．preparing       C．having prepared         D．prepares

25、My seat was next to ______ of the famous writers so I could ask for some advice from him about writing．

A．it            B．this          C．that            D．one

24、I have $50, but that isn’t ______ enough for my journey fare．

A．almost          B．nearly          C．hardly         D．mostly

23、--- Will another fifty be enough?

--- Just twenty will ______．

A．work          B．do         C．suit           D．fit

21、Russian tennis player Dinara Safina got a good place in the 2009 French Open, ______ first in the world currently.

A. ranking       B. ranked        C. to rank        D. being ranked

20、He used some of his pocket money to buy books, and ______ is still in his pocket now.

A. another        B. others         C. the rest         D. the other

19、The telephone______, but by the time I got indoors, it stopped.

A. had rung         B. was ringing         C. has rung         D. rings

18、Iraq is faced with lots of trouble, ______ the financial problem is not the worst.

A. which        B. with which          C. that         D. of which