24、The book I（） the other day can be found nowhere.
A、borrow
B、borrowed
C、are borrowing
D、was borrowing
25、There are usually at least two（） of looking at every question.
A、means
B、directions
C、views
D、ways
26、I got a letter from my sister,（） me that she would visit us next month.
A、tells
B、told
C、telling
D、to tell
27、The research results show that the earth goes a little faster（） it is closer to the sun.
A、as if
B、so that
C、than
D、when
28、The reason why the car was stopped was（） .
A、that the road was slippery
B、due to the slippery road
C、because the road was slippery
D、because of the slippery road
29、You can not see the doctor（） you have made an appointment with him.
A、except
B、unless
C、even
D、however
30、Good care must（） babies particularly while they are ill.
A、take
B、take of
C、be taken
D、be taken of
31、Bill told me that（） live with his roommates again next year.
A、he’d rather not
B、he won’t rather
C、he’ll rather
D、he’d rather didn’t
32、He called the police for help,（） that the problem was more than he could deal with.
A、to realize
B、having been realized
C、realized
D、realizing
33、Science has made（） possible for machines to take the place of human labour.
A、this
B、that
C、its
D、it
34、If you drink too much, your health will get even（） .
A、bad
B、poor
C、worse
D、not well
35、Students sometimes support themselves by（） of evening jobs.
A、. ways
B、offers
C、means
D、helps
36、The doctor suggests that I should sleep with the window open（） it’s very cold.
A、if
B、unless
C、when
D、since
37、The gate is too（） for a car; we’ll have to walk through.
A、shallow
B、loose
C、broad
D、narrow
38、His speech made（） deep impression on the audience that they could hardly forget it.
A、such a
B、so a
C、so
D、such
39、The students successfully （） the answer to the problem.
A、gave up
B、worked out
C、arrived
D、knew
40、The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also （）a large number of social customs.
A、share
B、join
C、take
D、make
41、We have studied English for only one year,（） we can perform English short plays already.
A、for
B、and
C、yet
D、or
42、The water will be further polluted unless some measures（） .
A、will be taken
B、are taken
C、were taken
D、had been taken
43、Julie has gained more experience than（） in her restaurant and the customers like her.
A、any waitress
B、other waitresses
C、the waitress
D、any other waitress
44、By the time he was twelve, Edison（） to make a living by himself.
A、would begin
B、has begun
C、had begun
D、was begun