30. Once _____, his work became famous for the absence of rhyme at the end of each line.

A. publishing　　　　 　B. publish　　　　　 C. to publish　　 　D. published

29. In fact, _____ is no point in playing on-line games.

A. this　　 　　　　　B. it　　　　　　　　 C. there　　　 　D. that

28. The activists, _______, talked to workers outside the factory.

A. bravely; strong　　 B. brave; strongly　　 C. brave; strong　　 D. bravely; strongly

27. It was the second time that I _____ with real passion.

A. have written　　　　 B. wrote 　　　　　　C. was writing　 D. had written

26. Furniture is to the living room ______ playground equipment is to the playground.

A. what　　 　　　　　B. when　　　　　　 C. which　　　　 D. why

25. Nothing in life is _____. It is only to be understood.

A. fearing　　　　 　　B. feared　　　　　 　C. to fear　　　 D. to be feared

24. _______ giving up, Professor Smith went on with his research.

A. Because of　　　　 B. Instead of　　　　 C. In spite of　 　D. In case of

23. If John doesn’t come to work on time, he ____ be fired.

A. must　　　　　　　 B. need　　　　 　　　C. may　　　　 　D. should

22. They have their reasons for keeping their marriage ____ secret for _____ moment.

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

第一节　 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

21. --I’m going abroad for an important lecture tomorrow.

--___________.

A. Have a good time.　 B. Good journey.　　 C. Good luck.　　 D. Congratulations.