--- Everybody is going to climb the mountain. Can I go too, mom?
---_____ Wait till you are old enough, dear.
| A．Will you? | B．Why not? |
| C．I hope so. | D．I’m afraid not. |
25．---I’d like to invite you to dinner this Sunday, Mr．Smith．
---_____．
| A．Oh, no．Let’s not | B．I’m very sorry, but I have other plans |
| C．I’d rather stay at home | D．Oh, no．That’ll be too much trouble |
24．While reading, you can make a mark _____ you have a question．
| A．the place where | B．what | C．that | D．Where |
23．In view of lacking preparations for the competition and not wanting to lose face, Johnson eventually decided to _____．
| A．drop in | B．drop off | C．drop back | D．drop out |
22．Shylock, how can you hope for mercy yourself when you show _____．
| A．it | B．nothing | C．none | D．no one |
21．The doctor couldn’t answer the question _____ the patient could survive that night．
| A．if | B．that | C．whether | D．What |