30. The best gift for any child is a healthy and strong marriage shared _____ two loving parents.

A. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. among　　　　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　　 D. by

29. What are you doing now ? You _______ your textbook instead of wasting time on the novel.

A. should have read　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. should be reading

C. should have been reading　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. would read

28. The Sinai Peninsula, which was returned to Egypt in 1982, is ______.

A. three times Israel’s size　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. three times large than Israel

C. the size of Israel’s three times　　　　　　　　 D. as three times large as Israel

27. -Why didn’t you go to the cinema last night ?

　　　 　-It was something ________ interesting.

A. much more　　　　　　　　　　 B. more or less　　　　　　　 C. far less　　　　　　　 D. as much as

26.All the books in the shop are sold at half price because the bookstore ______ next month.

A. is to close up　　　　　　 B. is closing down　　　　 C. has closed down D. will close up

25. What have we said ______ her so happy ?

A. makes　　　　　　　　　　　 B. made　　　　　　　　　　　 C. to make　　　　　　 D. had made

24. Amy saw _______ in a local newspaper a teaching post at a school close to where she lived.

A. advertisers　　　　　　　 B. advertisements　　　　　 C. advertising　　　　 D. advertised

23. He is rather difficult to make friends with, but the friendship of his, ________, is truer than that of anybody else’s.　

　　　 A. once gained　　　　　　　 B. while gaining　　　　　　 C. if gains　　　　　　 D. after gained

22. -Such a mistake could have been avoided.

　　　 　-Unfortunately, he ________ the mistake several times in the test.

A. repeats　　　　　　　　　　 B. has repeated　　　　　　　 C. repeated　　　　　　 D. had repeated

第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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. Commanding ______ foreign language serves ______ purpose of communication.

A. a , the　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a , a　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. / , the　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the , the