25、I’m sure the beauty of       nature there will make       excellent impression upon you．

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

24、—Excuse me．       did you say you’d like to do, Miss Kilp?

— I said I’d better go back to the office．I’m going to meet someone this afternoon．

A．Why          B．When           C．What          D．Where

22、Before long he ______ the shortcoming of being shallow and having prejudice, even against his old companions．

A．forms          B．increases            C．develops          D．changes

21、Pip ______ a gentleman and ______ Estella’s love, who is a beautiful girl．

A．is bent to becoming; winning                 B．is bent on becoming; win

C．is determined to become; winning               D．is determined to become; win

20、Great Expectations ______ my favorite book, which ______ by Charles Dickens, and ______ as classic literature nowadays．

A．is; was written; is seen                        B．are; are written; are seen

C．is; had been written; is seen                      D．are; were written; is being seen

19、The ______ used ______ to produce a rabbit from his hat．

A．magician; magical                       B．magic; magician

C．magician; magic                           D．magical; magic

18、It’s obvious that she ______ him for a long time．

A．has adored                                            B．adored

C．is adoring                                           D．has been adoring

17、That was a ______ threat: she meant to annoy you．

A．calculating           B．calculated           C．calculation          D．calculate

16、She ______ find any ______ employment．

A．wasn’t able to; normal                             B．shouldn’t; often

C．couldn’t; regular                                   D．mightn’t; ordinary