25、―May I use your cellphone?

―Sorry. It’s out of order and it ______.

A. is repaired                                                B. is under repairing

C. has been repaired                                      D. is being repaired

24、―What should I do now?

―I’d prefer ______if you didn’t smoke in front of children.

A. one                          B. that                          C. it                             D. this

23、_______ she had time to realize what was happening, she was hit on the head.

A. Since                B. Before              C. When              D. Until

22、Because of the financial crisis, quite a few companies are ________ now.

A. in the black           B. in the red            C. as white as a sheet           D. as dark as night

21、Over 200 people died ______ the air crash.

A. with regard to     B. as a consequence of   C. in the course of     D. on the ground of

20、Nowadays, when people talk about magicians, the first one ________ comes into their mind is Liu Qian.

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

19、--- ______ is it that makes you so happy?

--- The fact that our volleyball team has got into the final.

A. Which          B. Why                C. Who               D. What

18、The police _____ the stolen jewellery and returned it to the owner.

A. searched           B. hunted            C. invented           D. recovered

17、Cotton is first made _______ thread and then cloth.

A. up of          B. into                C. of                 D. from

16、--Listen, Lily is playing the piano!

--Wow, how sweet the music _______!

A. is heard            B. hears               C. is sounding          D. sounds