29. ____ she is not so healthy ____ she used to be?

A. How is it that; as B. Why is it that; what　 C. Is it why; that 　　　 D. How it is that; as

28. ____ sales down by 30%, the company has to lay off many clerks.　　　　 　

A. For 　　 　　　　　 B.　 As 　　　　 　　 C. Through 　　 　　　 D. With

27. At length, we found ourselves in a pleasant park with trees providing shade and ____ down to eat our picnic lunch.

A. sitting　　　　 　 B. sat　　　　　　　 　 C. to sit　　　　 　　　　 D. having sat

26. We hope that the measures to control the stock market, ____ are taken by the government, will work.

A. that　　　　　 B. where　　　　　 　 C. which　　　　 　　　 D. what

25. -Mr. Smith, I can’t go on with my reading.

-I’ve already told you the last three parts of the article ____ the most difficult to understand.

A. is　　　　　　 　 B. are　　　　　　　 　 C. had been　　　 　　　 D. were

24. Keep up a good state of mind even if you ____ fail plenty of times.

A. must　　　　　 　 B. will　　　　　　　 C. can　　　　　 　　　 D. should

23. Although he knew little about the large amount of work done in the field, he succeeded ____ other more well-informed experts failed.

A. which 　　 　　 B. that 　　　　 　　 C. what 　　　 　　　　 D. where

22. People in Sichuan province are determined to rebuild ____ was destroyed in the earthquake.

A. that　　　　 　　　 B. which　　　　　 　 C. how　　　　 　　　　 D. what

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. A Christmas Carol is such ____ most interesting novel that many students wanted to read it　 ____ second time.

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