28. The workers do nothing but ______ tea and talk to each other.　　

　 　A. drink　　 B. to drink　　 C. drinking　　 　D. are drinking

27. New ways have been found to prevent the river ______.　　

　 A. not to be polluted　　　　　　 B. against polluting

　 C. from polluting　　　 　　　　D. from being polluted

26. The language _____ they created is _____ we now call Old English.

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

25. Mr Smith was thinking about how to explain to the manager why he was late for work, when a good idea ______ to him.　

　 A. happened　　 　 B. brought　 　 C. occurred　　　　　　 D. struck

24. Now the city is ______ it used to be. 　　

A. three time larger as　　　　　　　　　 B. as three times larger than　

C. larger as three times as　　　　　　　　　 D. three times as large as　

23. If you keep wasting your time like that, you’ll _______in failure sooner or later.　

A. end　 　B. end up　 　C. end up with　 　D. end with

22. ________the northeast coast of the sea, we could find the forest was on fire on the island ________the coast.　　

A. On; on　 　B. Off; off　 　C. On; off　 　D. Off; on

第一节: 语法和词汇 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

21. ---Would you mind if I turned on the TV?

　 ---__________.　 w.w.^w.k.&s.5*

　 　 A. Yes, please　　　 　　　　　B. No, go ahead　　　

　　　 C. Yes, you can　　 　　　　　　D. No, I’d rather you didn’t.