24、 ____ students should be given more free time is suggested by many experts and welcomed by kids in school.

A. What       B. Why          C. Whether     D. That

23、No sooner        the news than they rushed out into the street .

       A．they heard          B．they had heard     C．did they hear       D．had they heard 

22、―I don’t suppose he could have done well in the exam last week , ______ he ?

― ________ , he almost failed to pass the exam .

A．had ; Yes                B．has ; No                  C．couldn’t ; Yes          D．did ; No

21、―How do you usually go to work ?

―If it is fine , I _____ on foot .

A．will go                   B．go                          C．have gone               D．won’t go

20、Although she had been ill for a long time , it still came as a shock when she _____ died .

       A．eventually               B．willingly                  C．unexpectedly           D．disappointedly

19、Most experts predict that all these changes will lead to a strong and powerful China , _______ that can surprise the whole world .

       A．what                      B．one                         C．the one                   D．which

18、―You know what ? Tom wants to be Harry Potter after he graduates from school

―Are you kidding ? He will never ______ a person like him

A．change                   B．turn                        C．make                      D．get

17、―Your brother enjoys playing football ?

―Sure . He is , ______ , an excellent sportsman .

A．strange as it seems                                     B．as it seems strange  

C．if it seems strange                                       D．how it seems strange

16、Mr. Hu has just arrived , but I didn’t know he ________ until this afternoon .

       A．has been coming     B．will come               C．comes                    D．was coming

15、―Did you enjoy yourself at the party ?

―Sorry to say , I didn’t . It was ______ a meeting than a party .

A．more of                  B．rather like                C．less of                    D．more or less