31.Tom,you and I could hardly work out the mathematic problem, _______?

　 A. could you 　 　　B. couldn’t I 　　　　　　　　 C. couldn’t we 　　　　　　 D. could we

30. Even many years after his divorce, he still couldn’t figure out the reason for his ____ marriage.

　 A. to fail　　　　　 　 B. to be failing　　　　　　　　 C. failing　　　　　　　　　　　 D. failed

29. - Has Mr. Tom White arrived?

- Yes, already. _____ he wait outside or just come in?　　　　　　　　

A. Shall　　　　　 B. May　 C. Could　 D. Must

28.So far this year, no measures _______ against cruelty to animals despite their protest in the

　 newspaper.

　 A. have taken　　　　　 B. have been taken　　　　 C. had been taken　 D. had taken

27.The boy can speak English _____ his elder brother, but his written work is just_____ excellent.

　 A. as good as, than 　　　　 B. as easy as, than　　　　 C. as well as, as 　 D. as fluent as, as

26. May 12th，2008 is a special day, _____, I think，that will be remembered by the Chinese

　 forever.

　 A. one　　　　　 　 B. it　　　　　　 C. which　 　 　　D. that

Section A

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

25. The idea of protecting environment has been _____ a large extent accepted in this area.

　 A. in　　　　　　　　 　 B. at　　　　 　 　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. for

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