24、 ___________ Uncle Tom came, he would bring us some gifts.

A. For the first time           B. Every time that    C. Every time             D. The first time that

23、The big snow lasted nearly half a week. What was worse, they were trapped in the mountain and badly ________ food.

   A. in search of     B. in the hope of       C. in want of      D. in charge of

22、clothes               A. says           B. buses                C. watches            D. dishes

21、――Where is my ball? I remember I put it here yesterday．

――You       it in the wrong place．

A．must put                B．might put             C．should have put      D．might have put

20、Seeing the happy           of children playing in the park，I’m full of joy and confidence in the future of our country．

A．sight                    B．scene                   C．view                      D．sign

19、Children asked       they would go to the party       they were invited．

A．if；whether         B．that；if                C．whether；if            D．if；that

18、        by a greater demand of vegetables，farmers have built more green houses．

A．To drive                  B．Having driven         C．Being driven           D．Driven．

17、Before its first voyage，         that the ship Titanic was the most advanced and safest one in history．

       A．this was declared     B．they were declared C．it was declared       D．that declared

16、―― Have you heard that Zhang Xueyou is coming to our city to give a concert ?

―― Yes. Do you know where it is _______ his concert will be given ?

 A. what        B. that            C. /            D. where

15、――Lucy, could you please spare me a few minutes?

――_______ , but I hope “a few minutes ” won’t turn into a few hours.

A. It doesn’t  matter             B. That’s kind of you

C. I’m afraid not                  D. I guess so