28. He worked hard before the college entrance examination, and it _______. His dream to go to college came true.

A. showed off　　 B. paid off　　　 C. put off　　　 D. took off

27. -Don’t use my handkerchief to wipe the table, gentleman.

-Oh, I’m very sorry. I _______ clearly.

A. didn’t see　　 B. hadn’t seen　　　 C. wasn’t seeing　　 D. can’t see

26. I bet Jack _______ when we get home.

A. is still sleeping　　　　　　　　　 B. is to be sleeping　　

C. will still be sleeping　　　　　　　 D. will have been sleeping

25. A man’s worth lies in not so much in_____ he has as in _______he is.

A. that ; what　　　 B. what ; what　　　 C. that ; that　　　　 D. what ; that

24.It ______ now pretty late, we took our candle and retired to our room.

A. is　　　　 B. being　　　　 C. turned　　　　 D. was

23. A poem written by an American poet is usually harder to understand than _______ by a Chinese poet.

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

22. I knew I shouldn’t accept anything from such a person, but I found it difficult to turn down his ______ .

A. offer　　 B. suggestion　　　 C. request　　　 D. plan

第一节　 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，共1 5分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。

21. What ______ public is concerned about is whether medical workers and scientists will be able to find ______ cure for this new disease after the vaccine is tried on ______ volunteers.

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

20. What will happen if people continue what they are doing?

　 A. The world will become better.

　 B. The whole world will be terribly harmed.

　 C. Some countries will meet lots of problems.

19. How many examples does the speaker give us?

　　 A. Two. 　　　B. Three. 　　　C. Four.