29．A report by the Chinese Academy of Social Science said _______among new graduates grew to over 12 percent last year at 1.5 million because of the global economic crisis.

A．disagreement 　B．enlargement 　C．unemployment 　D．encouragement

28．-Wow, you look good. Your hair looks fantastic. You’re such a wonderful friend. You’re so generous. I’ve always liked you.

-________! Get to the point. I haven’t got food all day.

A．Enough　　 　　　　　　　 B．Thanks　　 　　　　　 C．Really 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Rubbish

27. During his first trip to China, President Obama discussed some key global issues such as economic recovery, climate change, _______ nuclear weapons in his talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao.

A. and stopping to spread　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to stop spreading

C. to stop to spread　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. and stopping the spread of

26. The Niagara Waterfalls, _____ is shaped like a semicircle, are 670meters wide, and fall 56 meters in an awesome white sheet of water.

A. which　　　　　　 B. where　　　　　 C. the largest of which　　　 D. in which

25．Failure hurts grown-ups and children___________，but it can make a positive contribution to your life once you learn to use it.

A．actively 　　B．likely 　　　C．alike 　D．similarly

24. Toyota Motor President Akio Toyoda on Monday apologized to Chinese consumers , who ________ the world's biggest auto market , over the company's massive global recall.

A. make up　 B. bring up　　 C. put down　　 D. set down

23. The Los Angeles district attorney on Monday charged Michael Jackson's personal physician, Conrad Murray, ______ involuntary manslaughter in connection with the pop icon's death in June.

A. of　 　　B. for　 　　C. with　 　　D. as

22. In view of all sorts of rumors and guesses, experts carried out some careful and scientific research and　　　　　 the possibility of a second earthquake in this area.

A. blamed　　　　 B. discounted　　　　 C. attended　　　　 D. charged

第一节单项选择(共15小题；每小题l分，满分l5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. Now _____ understanding of climate change is no longer limited to ____ small group of scientists or environmentalists.

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