---Alice, you didn’t come to Tim’s birthday last night.
---I wished I had, but my parents just simply___ not let me out so late at night.
| A．might | B．should | C．would | D．could |
28．Finding her car stolen,__________.
| A．a policeman was asked to help. | B．the area was searched thoroughly |
| C．it was looked for everywhere | D．Mrs Green reported it to the police |
27．After the bell rings, which indicates the ending of the exam, you ______stay where you are until all your papers are collected.
| A．shall | B．would | C．will | D．Can |
26．With the college entrance examination ______near, both the parents and the students are more and more anxious.
| A．draws | B．drawn | C．drawing | D．is drawing |
25．Some of the exercises appear to be ____ ones that you have done, but after taking _____second look, you will find that they are difficult.
| A．/; the | B．the ; the | C．the; a | D．the ; / |
24．The purpose of education _____ be to provide students with a value system----not to prepare them for a specific job.
| A．will | B．should | C．could | D．May |