27. _______ himself with necessary knowledge and skills, the young man went to the job market with much confidence.

A. Equipped　 B. Equipping　　　　　　　 C. Having equipped　　　 D. Being equipped

26. ---- How do you think I can make up with Jack?

　 　 ---- Set aside ______ you disagree and try to find ______ you have in common.　

　 　 A. what; what　　 B. where; what　 C. what; whether　　 D. where; whether

25. Today, tourists do not see any person in Pompeii, which, though, _________ a busy city of twenty-two thousand people.

　　 A. had been　　　　 　　 B. has been　　　　　 C. was　　　 D. would be

24. The new policy will ______the elders a lot that people over 65 can take buses free of charge.

　　 　A. discount　　 　 B. support　　 　C. approve　 　　　　 D. benefit

23. ---What does the sign over there read?

---“No person ________ smoke or carry a lighted cigarette，cigar or pipe in this area．”

A．will　　　　 B．shall　　　　 C．may　　　　　 D. must

22. --- Be careful! Don’t forget you are on a ladder.

　 --- But you are holding it for me, nothing _________.

　　 　A. to worry about　　 B worry about.　 C. is worried about　　　　 D. worrying about

Section A (15 points)

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.

21. (　 ) 21. The first meeting of________G-20 nations in April came at the height of the global financial crisis - 　　 　_________crisis that required unprecedented international cooperation to jumpstart the world's economies and help break the downward spiral that enveloped all our nations.

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