28．Here is a letter _______ from a DEAR ABBY piece in the Philadelphia Bulletin on Feb.8,

27．－What was the trouble with you the day before yesterday?

　 －When I practiced running on the playground, my strength _____ and I fell onto the ground.

　　　 A．gave away　　 　　 B．gave in　 　　　　 C．gave off　　 　　　　 D．gave out

26．The time he has devoted in the past days ____ the survivors in Sichuan is considered ______of

　 great value.

　　　 A．to help; being　 　　 B．to helping; to be C．to help; to be 　　　 D．helping; being

25．All the people ____ at yesterday’s meeting said it was a great success.

　　　 A．thankful　 　　　　　　 B．interested 　　　　 C．present　　　　　　　　 D．important

24．More and more people choose to shop in a supermarket as it offers a great ______ of goods.

　　　 A．variety　　　　　　　　 B．mixture　　　　　　 C．attention　　　　　　　 D．kind

23．-Did you return Fred’s call?

　 -I didn’t need to ____ I’ll see him tomorrow.(2008北京卷)

　 A．though　　　　 　　 B．unless　　　　　　　　 C．when　　　　 　　　 D．because

22．The performance ______ nearly three hours. but few people left the theatre early.(2008

　 全国卷1)

　　　 A covered 　　　　　　 B．reached 　　　　 C．played 　　　　　　 D．lasted

第一节　 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

例：It is generally considered unwise to give a child ________ he or she wants．

　　　 A．however　　　 　　 B．whatever　 　　　　 C．whichever　　 　　　 D．whenever

答案是B。

21．Historically, 　　　　main material for making tables has been wood, but 　　　　metal and stone have also been used.

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