30. The girl is so ________ to her study that she seldom has time to show concern for the daily unimportant things.

A. absorbed

B. talented

C. devoted

D. absent-minded

29. On the 40^th World Earth Day, Apr.22 of 2009, many students of our city went to the street to _________ the importance of the protection of the earth.

A. accomplish

B. allow

C. arise

D. advocate

28. A coin went down his throat and he started to ________.

A. choke

B. swallow

C. cry

D. chew

27. We are on the way to develop our country at a high speed, because we don't want to fall behind and to be __________ any other country in the world.

A. aware of

C. in honour of

B. at the mercy of

D. made up of

26. There were dirty marks on the towel ________ he had wiped his hands.

A. where

B. which

C. that

D. when

25. By the time he was 14, he ________ himself advanced mathematics?

A. had taught

B. taught

C. having taught

D. has taught

24. ---- O'Neal, a super-star of NBA, always works hard.

---- So he does. He is often seen ________ heavily before his teammates have arrived at practice.

A. to be sweated

B. sweated

C. sweating

D. be sweated

23. It is one of the most strange things ________ on the Internet so far this year.

A. finding

B. being found

C. to find

D. found

22. The big fire in Yichun Area has destroyed many valuable trees, but until now we are unclear who will deserve ________.

A. punish

B. punishing

C. being punished

D. be punished

第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

21. In No.1 Middle School, ________ bicycle is still ________ popular means of transportation for students going to school.

A. a; the

B. /; a

C. the; the

D. the; a