26、This new method of mining for opals is very popular in Australia because it calls for ______ equipment than the ________ one．

A．less; elder               B．fewer; older            C．fewer; elder            D．less; older

25、--- Is Bob still working in Scrooge’s office?

---I’m afraid not．He is said ______ his position already as he has been fired．

A．to have left             B．to leave                  C．to have been left     D．to be left

24、We ______ in this modern school for many years, but we have never regretted our final decision to go to the western part of China to help the poor children there．

A．worked                  B．was working          C．have worked          D．had worked

22、About 698,000 laptops were sold in China in        second quarter ,       12.1% increase from a year ago.

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

21、          to give up smoking ,he threw away his          cigarettes.

A．Determined ;remained                                 B．Determined ;remaining

C．Determining; remained                                D．Determining; remaining

20、Dennis ,if you are late again, I’ll phone your parents .I’m          ,you know.

A．serious     B．careful      C．true   D．promising

19、Agriculture was a step in human progress          which subsequently there was not anything comparable until our own machine age.

A．to            B．in             C．for           D．from

18、It’s believed that children with single parents at my school were          .

A．a few              B．few   C．in the minority  D．for the minority

17、No trouble          to make sure the guests enjoyed themselves.

A．was caused      B．was spared       C．was made D．was shared