23.As a result of destroying the forests,a large（?）of desert（?）covered the land.
(A) number,has (B) quantity,has (C) number,have (D) quantity,have
X
24.Mrs.Taylor has ）8-year-old daughter who has ）gift for painting she has won two national prizes.
(A) a,a (B) an,the (C) an,a (D) the,a
X
25.I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into ）when judging my examination.
(A) regard (B) counting (C) account (D) observation
X
26.Many of them turned a deaf ear to his advice,) they knew it to be valuable.
(A) as if (B) now that (C) even though (D) so that
X
27.He won by a greater ) in this election than in the last.
(A) majority (B) minority (C) major (D) minor
X
28.His first response was to say no.Later,）,he changed his mind.
(A) moreover (B) however (C) still (D) otherwise
X
29.In the ) of proof,the police could not take action against the man.
(A) lack (B) shortage (C) absence (D) failure
X
30.They are(?) a heated discussion about the environmental pollution.
(A) catching into (B) catching up in (C) caught up with (D) caught up in