28. History is ________ a subject which only lets us know something in history.

A. not more than　　 B. less than　　　 C. more than　　　 D. no more than

27. There is no point ________ any further. It won’t help much.

A. to argue 　　　 　　　　B. in arguing 　　 　C. about arguing　　 D. /

26. To change attitudes _______ employing women, the government is bringing in new laws.

　　　 A. about　　　 　　　　　　 B. of　 　　　　 C. towards　　　 　　　 D. on

25. The speech by the mayor of Shanghai before the final voting for EXPO 2010 is

strongly impressed _______ my memory.

　　 A. to　　　　　　　 B. over　　　　 　C. by　　　　　　 D. on

24. Only in this way _______ finish your homework.

　　　 A. you can　　 　　　 B. do you　　 　　　　 C. can you　　　 　　 D. you do

23.There is a surprise _______ for you, Margie.

A. in general　　　 B. in common　　　　 C. in order　　　 D. in store

22.The scientist ______ that there would be a rainstorm the next week? And it did happen.

A. predicted　　　 　　　　 B. varied　　　　　 　　 C. observed　　　 　　 D. debated

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. He used to be a popular singer, but drug ______ his ruin.

　 A. resulted from　　　 B. contributed to　　 C. attended to　 D. devoted to