29. The price　　　 recently. I wonder whether it will remain so.

　 A. was going up　　　　　　　　　 B. went up

　 C. has gone up　　　　　　　　　　 D. has been going up　

28. What I said and did at your house last night　　　 just between you and me.

　 A. is　　　　　　　　 B. are　　　　　　　 C. have been　　　　 D. had been

27. He waited with his companion 　　　　the rescuers came, and then helped them carry her back down the mountain.

　 　A. when　　　　 　　　B. until　　　　　　 C. unless　　　　 　　D. while

26. It's 　　　　for an employee of this company to work seventy" hours a week since the competition is fierce in the industry.

　 　A. ordinary　　　　　　 B. usual　　　　　　 C. average　　　　　 D. regular

25. _____the 19th-century America, the novel Gone with the Wind tells the story of a woman facing war and starvation bravely.

　 　A. Set up　　　　　　 B. Set down　　　　 C. Set in　　　　　 D. Set off

24. You did me a huge favor. However, I lack words 　　　　to express my thanks.

　 　A. through which　　　 B. with which　　　 　C. where　　　　　 D. for which

23. Tom was running out of time in the exam, but there still remained several questions　　　 .

　 　A. to be answered　　　 B. to answer　　　　 　C. answered　　　　 D answering

22. If you need any more paper, I'll bring you　　　 .

　 A. one　　　　　 　　B. ones　　　　　　　 C. some　　　　　 　D. it

第一节：单项选择(共15小题；每小题1分，满分l5分)

21. An economist is 　　　　　expert who will know tomorrow why 　　　　things he predicted yesterday didn't happen.

　 A. the; \　　　　　 　　B. the; the　　　　 　　C. an; the　　　 　　　D. an; \