Americans eat____ vegetables per person today as they did in 1990.
| A．more than twice | B．as twice as many |
| C．twice as many as | D．more than twice as many |
26. The company _______ a rise in salary for ages but nothing has happened yet.
| A．has been promising | B．had promised | C．promised | D．Promises |
25. The concert__ to _ some money for those suffering from the earthquake, which __ 2,000 lives.
| A．intending ; raise; killed | B．was intended; collect; claimed |
| C．to intend; raise; claimed | D．intended; raise; killed |
24．Last Monday，while the studentson the playground watching the national flag
being raised，something unexpected．
| A．were standing；arose | B．stood；was arising |
| C．had stood；had arisen | D．would stand；would arise |
23．Today，we take washing machines for granted，but there wasbefore 1869．
| A．any | B．no | C．nothing | D．None |
22. Everyone present at the meeting agreed to stick to the ________that everyone should be treated fairly.
| A．purpose | B．ambition | C．principle | D．Level |