The Loisels did what they could ___ the debts.
| A.to pay off | B.to pay for | C.paid off | D.paid for | 
26. With age, the mineral content of human bones decreases, ______ them more fragile.
| A.make | B.to make | C.made | D.Making | 
25. Let’s go a little faster, _________we’ll never get there on time.
| A.yet | B.or | C.so | D.And | 
24. ––How long have you been here?
 ––Only about five minutes. Henry and Simon ______ here with me.
| A.walk | B.have walked | C.walked | D.had walked | 
23. ––Was ______ problem solved?
 ––We were trying to think of ______ way out, but it was difficult to find one.
| A.a; a | B.a; the | C.the; a | D.the; the | 
22. Take the spare batteries with you_________you need them.
| A.so that | B.even if | C.as long as | D.in case |