25、 --- I just can’t get this new lamp _______ together properly.

--- Be patient, dear, follow the instructions step by step.

A. putting           B. to put                      C. put                      D. being put

24、I’m quite interested in Spanish history, the civil war in Spain _______.

A. in particular              B. in common          C. in fact                 D. in general           

23、She had always wanted to be a famous actress, but _______ as a newspaper editor.

A. turned up          B. brought up         C. came up              D. ended up

22、Mom, have a rest please. You _______  in the kitchen ever since you came home.

A. had worked              B. were working       C. have been working   D. would work

21、Gary graduated from Harvard, found a job and settled in New York, all _______ a month.

A. until                  B. for                     C. within                 D. since

20、 If the economic situation goes on like this, there’s a danger _______ many factories may have to close down. 

A. when              B. that                C. whether                D. as

19、_______ you lend me a hand with the suitcase? I can’t get it closed.

A. Should                     B. Shall                  C. Must                D. Could  

18、They carry out _______ checks on milk products to make sure that they are of high quality.

A. common                  B. regular               C. natural                        D. ordinary

17、I feel quite upset ― my teacher _______ me when I speak English in class.

A. is always correcting                                 B. has always corrected

C. will always be correcting                          D. always corrected

16、 --- Jerry and Lucy must both like movies. I often meet them at the cinema.

--- _______ is Lucy, not Jerry, who likes movies.

A. So                  B. That                 C. It                         D. Such