28．I always have so many things to ______ when I come into the office after a trip abroad.

A．add to　　　 　　　 B．attend to　　　 　　 C．contribute to　 　　　 D．appeal to

27．Why this otherwise excellent newspaper allows such a stupid article to be printed is____me.

A．above　　　 　　　　 B．outside　　　　 　　 C．beside　　　 　　　　　 D．beyond

26．Unable to find the lost necklace, Mathilde had to ______ her poor life with heavy debt and began to work day and night to pay it off.

A．turn in terms of　 　　　　　　　　　 B．turn in terms with　

C．come to terms of　　 　　　　　　　　 D． come to terms with

25．Though he was always finding excuses of one sort or _____ for his being absent from work, none of us would believe him.

A．the other　　 　　　 B．others　　　 　　　　 C．another　　 　　　　　 D．some other

24．These problems,______ will seriously affect the growth of teenagers and even the nation's future．

A．not if solved properly　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．if solved properly

C．not if properly solved　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．if not solved properly

23．Six billion people already live on our planet, and the number is growing _____ 220,000 every day．

A．with　　　　 　　　 B．in　　　　　 　　　　 C．from　　　　 　　　　 D．by

22．Christmas is a holiday usually celebrated on December 25th ____ the birth of Jesus Christ．

A．in charge of　 　　　　 B．in terms of 　　　　　　 C．in favor of　　 　　　　　　　 D．in honor 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选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21．Hong Kong has a lot of advantages including free flow of ______information, a fair competitive environment and ______efficient local government．

A．the, an　　　　 　　　 B．不填; the　　　 　　　 C．不填; an　　　 　　　 D．the; the