1、Mariska Hargitay, who plays a tough but beautiful detective on NBC’s Law & Order, recently 21 her childhood friend Annette Condon Tauber to breast cancer. “It was   22  . Ann defined so much of who I am.” says the   23  . “She was my champion and the most   24   friend.”

Ann was diagnosed(诊断) in 2003, when she was 38, shortly after the birth of her fourth daughter. However, she never told them she was   25  , hoping for a miracle and not wanting to burden her friends. “I understand her not wanting to   26  ,” Hargitay says. “And to my mind, she did 27   the disease to some extent.” By late 2005, the cancer had   28   to Ann’s liver in a golf-ball-size mass. She passed away in May 2007. In   29   of Ann, Hargitay signed a programme that raises money for breast cancer research. Participating workplaces let employees wear jeans on October 5 for a $5 donation. “It’s a real way for everyone to feel like they’re making a   30  ,” says the Emmy-winning actress.

26、The new machine, as is put in the report, will work twice as fast, _______ greatly reducing costs.

A. so                B. even              C. yet                D. thus

25、 In a time of social reform, people’s state of mind tends to keep _______ with the rapid changes of society.

A. terms              B. pace              C. progress            D. touch

24、When you come to China you can’t help noticing a “can-do” attitude and a general sense that this is a society _______ is looking ahead.

A. where              B. as                C. who               D. that 

23、―Mum, I failed in the test again.  

―______. Keep on working hard and you'll succeed.  

A．Not at all                B．Certainly not       C．Never mind         D．Don't mention it  

22、The new tax policy only affects people on yearly incomes over￥120，000，       the very rich．

A．by the way    B．as a result    C．in other words   D．as a manner of   

21、― It’s wonderful after the rain. The sky is clear and the air is so fresh.

― _______. Let’s go for a walk outside on this fine day.

       A. I mean                            B. You know                 C. You bet                    D. I think

20、―You ought to have given them some advice.

―_______, but who cared what I said?

       A．So I did                  B．So ought I               C．So I ought                     D．So did I

19、― I’m sure John will win the first prize in the final.

― I think so. He           for it for months.

       A．is preparing                                                B．was preparing         

C．had been preparing                                      D．has been preparing

18、Alice won’t want to eat it unless she is really hungry, _______ she’ll eat almost anything.

       A．for which               B．in which case          C．in that case             D．in which