The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more _____.
| A．at length | B．at last | C．at stake | D．at ease |
28. Li Ping is the only one of the students whom I think _______ fit for the job.
| A．being | B．is | C．to be | D．be |
27. ________ five minutes ______ before the last bus left, we arrived at the station.
| A．There were; to go | B．With; to go | C．It was; left | D．It had; left |
26. I am moving to the countryside because the air there is much fresher than _______ in the city.
| A．ones | B．one | C．that | D．those |
25. The farmers once used wood to build a house ______ to store grains all the year round.
| A．how | B．what | C．in which | D．in where |
24. However busy you are, try to _______ at least half an hour each day to practice listening and reading.
| A．put away | B．put up | C．put off | D．put aside |