30．He paid ____ as much money as he could for the book I liked best.

　　　 A．twice as　 　　　　 B．as twice　 　　　　 C．more than twice D．twice so much

29．His wish to become an English teacher in the middle school ____ at last.

　　　 A．came true　　　 B．came truly　 　　　 C．realized　　　　 D．had realized

28．She was such a proud person that she would die ____ she would admit she was wrong.

A．rather than　　 　 B．until　　　 　　　　 C．after　　　　　 　 D．before

27．-Do you think living in the country has advantages?　 -___.

A．Yes, perfectly　 　 B．Yes, it is 　　　　　　 C．Nothing at all　 　 D．Well, that depends

26．-The weather is too cold ____ March this year.

-It was still ____ when I came here years ago.

A．for; colder　 　　　 B．in; cold　 　　　　　　 C．in; hot　 　　　　　　 D．for; hotter

25．Tom works very hard. His brother, ____, doesn’t do much at all.

A．what’s more 　　　 B．on the contrary 　 C．for one thing 　　　 D．even worse

24．You can never play the piano better if you don’t practice ____.

　 　 A．much　　　　 　　 B．more　　　　 　 C．less　　　　　 　 D．most

23．Thousands of houses fell down in the earthquake in Taiwan. It seemed that everything happened ____.　 　　　 A．in a while　 B．in a hurry　 C．in good time 　D．in a flash

22．-Bob, are you free at the moment? I have a favor to ask you.　 -____.

　　　 A．It’s a pleasure　 　 B．Go ahead　 　　　 C．Help yourself 　　 D．Ask, please.

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．-Let’s make it on Friday. Is it convenient to you?　　 -____.

A．I’m afraid you only consider yourself　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．No, thanks

C．Yes, that would be better　 　　　　　　 D．it depends on the weather