26. I could have done it better if I__________ more time.

　　A. have had

　　B. hadC. had had

　　D. will have had

　　27.__________, we should be glad.

　　A. They arrive tomorrow

　　B. Were they arriving tomorrow

　　B. They were to arrive tomorrow

　　D. Were they to arrive tomorrow

　　28. I knew I could not finish my homework__________.

　　A. by he had come

　　B. until he came

　　C. when he comes

　　D. before he comes

　　29. It is not __________that this situation will last very long.

　　A. alike

　　B. the like

　　C. like

　　D. likely

　　30. I__________on seeing the manager. The service in this hotel is terrible.

　　A. insist

　　B. persist

　　C. affirm

　　D. protest

　　31. Experienced teachers make __________mistakes than beginners.

　　A. lesser

　　B. fewer

　　C. not many

　　D. very few

　　32. I prefer this book__________that one.

　　A. more than

　　B. to

　　C. than

　　D. rather than

　　33. Do you know who __________fire to that Department Store?

　　A. made

　　B. set

　　C. started

　　D. caught

　　34. All life on the earth __________on the sun.

　　A. depends

　　B.carries

　　C. keeps

　　D. goes

　　35. I can't keep __________the teacher who speaks so fast.

　　A. up

　　B. up with

　　C. with

　　D. on with