29．(2008江苏卷30)It is 　　　　to spend money on preventing illnesses by promoting healthy living rather than spending it trying to make people 　　　　after they are ill.

　　　 A．good; good　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．well; better

　　　 C．better; better　 D．better; good

28．(2008山东卷33)Would it be 　　　　　for you to pick me up at four o’clock and take me to the airport?

　　　 A．free 　　　　　　　　 B．vacant

C．handy　　　　　　　 D．convenient

27．(2009浙江卷19)In the good care of the nurses , the boy is 　　　　　recovering from his heart operation .

A．quietly　　　 B．actually　

C．practically　 D．gradually

26．(2009浙江卷15)John is very 　　　　　--if　 he promises to do something he’ll do it .

A．independent　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．confident　

C．reliable　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．flexible

25．(2009浙江卷10)It took 　　　　　building supplies to contract these energy-saving houses. It took brains , too .

A．other than　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　B．more　 than　

C．rather than　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．less than 　　　

24．(2009浙江卷5)The incomes of skilled word went up . 　　　　　, unskilled workers saw their earnings fall.

A．Moreover　　　 B．Therefore　

C．Meanwhile 　　 D．Otherwise

23．(2009天津卷13)I’m not surprised that he became a writer. Even as a child he had a _____ imagination.

　 　A．clear　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．cautious　　

C．funny　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．vivid

22．(2009天津卷12)It was a nice house, but _______ too small for a family of live.

　 　A．rarely　　　 　　　　　　　　B．fairly　　　

C．rather　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．pretty

21．(2009江苏卷27)Compared with his sister, Jerry is even more 　　　　to, and more easily troubled by , emotional and relationship problems.

A．skeptical　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．addicted　

C．available　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．sensitive

20．(2009辽宁卷33)Peter’s jacket looked just the same as Jack’s, but it cost　　　　　 his.

A．as much twice as　　　

B．twice as much as

　 C．much as twice as　　　

D．as twice much as