24、Now I am fifty years old. I find myself moving toward ____ is ahead with a curious mixture of both fighting and accepting my aging, hoping ____ the philosophy was right when he said, “Old is always fifteen years from now.”

A. what; that      B. what; what      C. that; what      D. that; that

23、Dogs wag their tails in different directions ____ whether they are excited and wanting to move forward or threatened and thinking of moving back.

A. judging from      B. providing that      C. depending on       D. according to

22、By discovering what ____ best ____ hope to reach our goals and truly make a difference.

A. do we do; can we                   B. do we do; we can

C. we do; can we                        D. we do; we can

21、It is three years _____ my brother joined the army and it will be ten days ____ he comes back to see my parents.

A. when; after     B. since; when      C. before; until       D. since; before

20、Without having a nature experience, kids can _____ just fine, but they are missing out a huge enrichment of their lives.

A. turn down      B. turn up      C. turn off      D. turn out

19、—How about _____ Christmas evening party?

— I should say it was _____ success.

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

18、Many fossils(化石) of the same kind of dinosaurs have been dug out from one place. They _____ when an entire group of dinosaurs got stuck all at once.

A. might be formed              B. could have been formed

C. might have formed            D. should have formed

17、The poor man stood there, with his hands _____, ______ his eyes upon the dark cave.

A. crossed; fixing               B. crossing; fixing      

C. crossed; fixed                D. crossing; fixed

16、When you are feeling distressed (哀伤的), you might be thinking about things you wish you _____ differently in the past or worrying about the things that you have to do in the future.

A. did          B. have done       C. had to do       D. had done

15、____ enough, the same noise from the backyard was heard every night at twelve o’clock.

A. Strange      B. Strangely      C. Surprising      D. Surprised