24、We thought they had come to repair the phone, but ___________, they were thieves.

A．in addition    B．in vain         C．in future       D．in reality

22、It was not until midnight      they reached the camp site.

A. that                  B. when                C. while                D. as

21、Judy is going to marry the sailor she      in Rome last year.

A. meets                B. met                   C. has met             D. would meet

20、----Could we see each other at 3 o’clock this afternoon?

----Sorry, let’s make it       time.

A. other’s                     B. the other            C. another             D. other

19、People in Chongqing are proud of       they have achieved in the past ten years.

A. that                         B. which               C. what                D. how

18、Only when I left my parents for Italy      how much I loved them.

A. I realized                 B. I had realized     C. had I realized    D. did I realize

17、In many places in China,       bicycle is still       poplar means of transportation.

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

16、---May I ask a question after class, Sir?

---     , but not during my lunch break.

A. I’m sorry                 B. Anytime            C.                        D. Go ahead

15、       to reach them on the phone, we sent an email instead

A. Fail                          B. Failed                C. To fail               D. Having failed