28. They didn’t want to come with us at first, but then we _____ persuade them.　

A. would　　　　 B. may　　　　　 C. were able to　　　　 D. had to

27. Travellers who speak English in a foreign ______ will be examined more carefully when they enter the country.

A. sound　　　　　 B. voice　　　　 C. accent　　　　　　 D. noise

26. ---_____ is the population of Canada?

　 ---I don’t know exactly, but I’m sure that it has _____ population than China.

A. How much; much less　　　　　 B. How many; much fewer

C. What; much smaller　　　　　　 D. What; a much smaller

25. The team has been working at sea for months, ______ the oil under the water.

A. exploiting　　　 B. to exploit　　 C. and exploited　　　 D. exploited

24. This company earned a lot of money. As a result, the member’s personal income rose a(n) ____ of 13%.

A. average　　　 B. common　　　 C. ordinary　　　　　　 D. usual

23. ---How often do you write to your first teacher?　 　　

---________.

A. At a time　　　 B. From time to time C. In no time　　　　 D. At one time

22. If better use is ____ your spare time, you’ll make great progress in doing your business.

　 A. spent　　　　 B. taken　　　　 C. used for　　　　　 D. made of

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答案。

21. ---_________

　 ---It’s nothing to worry about. I never liked it anyway.

　 A. I lost my walkman this morning　　　

B. I feel terrible. I’ve got a cold　　　　　

C. I feel terrible, but I’ve left your tape somewhere　　　　　

D. I’m sorry, but we don’t have that machine

20. The best title for the passage might be ______. 　　 A. Why People Touch　　　 　　　　　 B. Smile and Touch 　　 C. Wonders of Touch　　　　　　　　　 D. Touch or Not

1-4 BCDB　　　 5-8 CBDB　　　 9-12 ACDB 　 13-16 BADC　　　 17-20 ADBC

19. The word “benefits” in the second paragraph probably means ______. 　　 A. to be useful or helpful　　　　　　 　　 B. to get something useful or helpful 　　 C. to be ill　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 　　 D. to be hurt