26、Mencius believed that the reason why man _____ the animals is that man is good.

  A. is similar to          B. is different from      C. are clever than         D. are kind to

25、He is known _____ his being on time, so we don’t know the reason ____ his being late this time.

A. for; of                       B. as; for                    C. for; for              D. of; of

24、I _____ along the street looking for a place to park when the accident ______.

   A. went; was occurring                B. went; occurred

   C. was going; occurred                D. was going; had occurred

23、---Hi, this way, please.

---OK. I sometimes have no sense of _____ when I arrive at the cross road.

A.         position           B. direction             C. situation       D. condition

22、The custom _____ the 8^th century when people knew little about the earth which they lived on.

A. is dated from                  B. goes back in time to          C. dates back to         D. dates to

21、

A trainer attached two baskets _____ two poles and began the interesting game.

A. with           B. to                       C. in                                   D. on

20、 I have to go to work by taxi because my car ______ at the garage.

   A. will be repaired                      B. is repaired                        C. is being repaired      D. has been repaired

19、The effect teachers _____ children is greater than that of parents.

   A. have on                    B. get on                             C. make up                   D. take in

18、 --- What about the price of petrol now?

--- It has been ______ 20 percent since the beginning of this year.

A. increased to                            B. risen by    

C. increased by                           D. risen to 

17、 ____ beauties of ____ nature inspired many poets.

A. The; the                                   B. A; a                                C. The; 不填           D. 不填; the