29. －Will $ 1000 ___________ the cost of the trip?

－I’m afraid not. Perhaps I need another $ 400.

　　　 A. pay　　　　　　　　　　　 B. charge　　　　　　　　　 C. cover　　　　　　　　　　 D. afford

28. The thief glanced about now and then ______ he knew he was being followed.

　　　 A. even　 if　　　　　　　 B. as though　　　　　　　 C. in case　　　　　　　　　 D. so that

27. His letter was indeed confusing-time and time again I read it, still I couldn’t make _____ of it.

　　　 A. explanation　　　　　 B. meaning　　　　　　　 C. guess　　　　　　　　　　 D. sense

26. It’s always difficult being in a foreign country, ______ if you don’t know the culture of the country.

　　　 A. extremely　　　　　　 B. naturally　　　　　　　 C. basically　　　　　　　 D. especially

25. Where unemployment and crime are high, it can be assumed that _______ is due to the former.

　　　 A. the second　　　　　　 B. the later　　　　　　　　 C. the last one　　　　　 D. the latter

24. －How about joining us in the game?

－I’m sorry. I have an urgent matter to ________.

　　　 A. relate to　　　　　　　　 B. handle to　　　　　　　 C. attend to　　　　　　　 D. refer to

23. The government will force companies to _________ any possible measure to reduce air pollution.

　　　 A. adjust　　　　　　　　　 B. adopt　　　　　　　　　　 C. adapt　　　　　　　　　　 D. accept

22. Most people are _____ bringing down the price of housing because it’s too high for them.

　　　 A. in favor of　　　　　　 B. in honour of　　　　　 C. in search of　　　　　 D. in charge of

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. They couldn’t agree with each other and finally a quarrel ______ between them.

　　　 A. broke up　　　　　　　 B. broke down　　　　　 C. broke out　　　　　　　 D. broke in