24、The teacher together with the students ________ discussing Reading Skills that ________ newly published in America. ks5u

A. are; were      B. is; were    C. are; was        D. is; was ks5u

23、 Being a parent is not always easy, and being the parent of a child with special needs often carries with ___ extra stress.   ks5u

A. it   B. them    C. one    D. him   ks5u

22、Nine in ten parents said there were significant differences in their approach to educating their children compared with __ of their parents.

A. those              B. one             C. both             D. that

21、Many young people in the West are expected to leave __    could be life' s most important decision -- marriage -- almost entirely up to luck.

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

20、

--- What' s the matter with Della?

--- Well, her parents wouldn't allow her to go to the party, but she still __

A. hopes to           B. hopes so         C. hopes not         D. hopes for

19、

 .Distinguished guests and friends, welcome to our school,        the ceremony of the 50^th Anniversary this morning are our alumni （校友） from home and abroad.

A. Attend      B. To attend         C. Attending        D. Having attended

18、    __ unemployment and crime are high, it can be assumed that the latter is due to the former.

A. Before             B. Where           C. Unless            D. Until

17、This special school accepts all disabled students,   __ educational level and background.

A. according to        B. regardless of        C. in addition to     D. in terms of

16、--- Bill, can I get you anything to drink?

---        .

A. You are welcome                    B. No problem

C. I wouldn't mind a coffee              D. Doesn’t matter

15、He did not regret saying what he did but felt that he         it differently.

A. could express                        B. would express

C. could have expressed                 D. must have expressed