26、Why! I have nothing to confess. ________ you want me to say?

A．What is it that                                             B．What it is that

C．How is it that                                             D．How it is that

24、—Shall I pick you up after school this afternoon ?

—        ,  if it’s convenient to you.

A．With pleasure.                                            B．Come along

C．Couldn’t be better                                       D．Go ahead

23、It will be some time        the government can lighten the burden on students.

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

22、My aunt lives in        A-shaped house near the river.  It is        20th century cottage.

A．the ；不填                B．an; the               C．不填; the           D．an; a

21、Last weekend John went to a     to buy a pair of sports shoes.

A．shoe store                  B．shoe’s store        C．shoes’ store       D．shoes store’s

20、        surprised us very much that John should fail in the physic test.

A．What                        B．This                  C．It                      D．That

19、Mr. Wang, I’d like to borrow a book on English Literature,        I ?

A．had                          B．may                   C．will                   D．should

18、The old mother was        to see her son off at the train station.

A．more than a little sad                                  B．sad more than a little

C．a little more than sad                                  D．a little more sad than

17、Jack, I’m sorry to trouble you,        could I ask you a question?

A．so                              B．or                       C．and                     D．but