30. The fire was finally brought under control, but not ______ much damage had been caused.

A.before　　　 B.since　　　　 C.as　　　　 　　　D.after

29. When Edison died, it was suggested that the American people ______ all power in their homes, streets and factories for several minutes in honour of this great man.

A.turned off　 B.was turned off　 C.turn off　　　　　 D.be turned off

28. The bed has been ______ in the family. It was my great-grandmother’s originally.

A.handed down　 B.held up　　　 C.turned down　　　 D.kept up

27. Many Chinese people were moved to tears each time the TV showed our national flag ______ in an Olympic stadium.

A.to rise　　　 B.to be rising　　 C.raised　　　　　 D.being raised

26. -Can you repeat your opinion?

--Yes. ______, in fact, can farmers realize the potential harm to the environment when they cut down trees to make a field.

A.Then　　　　 B.Unfortunately　 C.Seldom　　　 D.Therefore

25. Rectina made up her mind to devote _______ she could to imrove her spoken French before going Paris.

A.that　　　　　 B.all　　　　　 C.something　　 D.everything

24. Small as it is, the ant is as much a creature as _____ all other animals on earth.

A.are　　　　　 B.do　　　　　 C.is　　　　　　 D.have

23. The lawyer advised him to drop the ______, since he stands little chance to win.

A.event　　　　 B.matter　　　　 C.case　　　　　 D.affair

22. Today, people often miss _____ simple but beautiful days when man lived in harmony with _____ nature.

A.the;the　　　　 B.the;不填　　　 C.不填；the　　 D.不填；不填

第一节　单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21. -Are you going to watch the football match,Tacitus?

--_____

A.I’m sorry. It’s up to you.　　　　 B.All right. Thank you.

C.What for?　　　　　　　　　　 D.I would if I had the time.