28.Although she had been ill for a long time, it still came as a shock when she _____ died

A. hopefully　 　　 B. willingly　　　　　 　 C. gradually 　 D. eventually　　

. 29._____his poor health , he was still at work late into the night.

　　 A.　 Despite　　　 B. Besides　　　　　 C. though　　　 D. In spite

27.I can’t find a proper person _______ I can depend to help me.

　　 A. on which　 　　 B. on whom　　　　 　 C. up which　　　 　 D. up whom

26.Her explanation to the question made all of us ________ .

　　 A. to confuse　　　 　　 B. confusing　　　　 　 C. confuse　 　 D. confused

25.I have read the material several times　 it doesn’t make any ______ to me.

A. sense　　　　　 B. importance　　　 C. meaning　　 D. significance

24.It is ________ that people will not agree with what the manager　 at the meeting.

A. certainly　　　　 B. sure　　　　　　 C . certain　　　 D. surely

23.The problem is _______ we can arrive there before 6:00 tomorrow morning.

A. which　　　　　 B．whether　　　　 C．when　　　 D．that

22. The man fled aboard, trying to avoid ________.

A. catching　　　　 B. being caught　　 C. to catch　　 D. to be caught

第一节：单项填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)

从每题所给的A, B, C, D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21. --- Betty , welcome to my birthday party . Please make yourself at home .

　　 --- ________.

　　 A. The same to you　 B. No , not really　 C. Thank you　 D. Here you are