21£®It’s ________ most beautiful furniture , by which I was struck at the first sight and I determined to take ________ possession of it some day .

A. the ; ×                              B. a ; /                                  C. a ; the                    D. / ; /

22£®I wanted to park my car by the roadside, but a policeman came up and told me ____.

A. not to                             B. not to do              C. not do it                         D. do not to

23£®Under no circumstances_____ his home turned into a battlefield between the forces of light and darkness.

A. would he have    B. he would have    C. would have he             D. he would have had

24£®The accident was ________ the driver’s careless driving rather than bad weather.

A. because        B. thanks to      C. accustomed to       D. due to

25£®---Time and tide wait for no man.

---________. We should value our time.

A. Absolutely right   B. I can’t agree with you   C. Nonsense        D. Certainly not

26£®In the reading room, we found her_______at the desk, with her attention______on a book.

A.seated; fixing    B. to sit; fixed C. seated; fixed       D. seating; fixing

27£®It was in so poor light that I couldn't _________ what the newspaper said.

A. cry out       B. let out              C. speak out          D. make out