28、

Our school ______the students to collect used batteries, ______a better environment.

A. appealed; in the hope of                     B. appealed; in the hope that

C. appealed to ; in the hope of                D. appealed to; in the hope that

27、Hardly ______their supper when the power was cut off.

A. he finished                                               B. he had finished

C. did he finish                                             D. had he finished

26、I look on it as a good opportunity to _________ fresh skills and broaden my knowledge.

A. acquire          B. require                 C. accept            D. receive

25、―May I use your cellphone?

―Sorry. It’s out of order and it ______.

A. is repaired                                                B. is under repairing

C. has been repaired                                      D. is being repaired

24、―What should I do now?

―I’d prefer ______if you didn’t smoke in front of children.

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

23、_______ she had time to realize what was happening, she was hit on the head.

A. Since                B. Before              C. When              D. Until

22、Because of the financial crisis, quite a few companies are ________ now.

A. in the black           B. in the red            C. as white as a sheet           D. as dark as night

21、Over 200 people died ______ the air crash.

A. with regard to     B. as a consequence of   C. in the course of     D. on the ground of

20、Nowadays, when people talk about magicians, the first one ________ comes into their mind is Liu Qian.

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

19、________ treating the homeless man as a shame of the society, Mr. Turner provided him with food and water.

 A．Regardless of         B．As a result of       C．In case of        D．Instead of