29. It was so disappointing last year, but now we are ______ that we’ll go up.

A. calm　　　　　　　 B. fortunate　 　　　　 C. keen　　　 　　　　　　　 D. confident

28. In my opinion, obviously, night-time is when children can begin to learn to feel confident ______, without being dependent on anyone else.

A. by their own　 B. on their own 　C. with their own　 D. to their own

27. The most attractive ______ in the sports meet was the gymnastics competition.

A. event　　　　　 B. accident　　　　 C. incident　　　　 D. matter

26. -Mike, please don’t make so much noise.

-Pardon?

-I ______ you not to make so much noise.

A. tell　　　　　　　　 B. had told 　　　　　C. told　　　　　　　　　 D. will tell

25. -The journey was not as nice as we had expected.

- ______. The weather was awful and the time was short.

A. Absolutely　　　　　　 B. I don’t think so　　 C. I don’t agree　　　　　　 D. Come off it

24. After many failures the most difficult ___ is how to keep our strength up and fight again.

A. chance　　　　　　　　　 B. change　　　　 C. challenge　　　　　　　　 D. challenger

23. Our life is becoming better and better, while in some countries there are still some people ______ from hunger.

A. suffer　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. suffered　 C. being suffered　　　　　　　　　 D. suffering

22. -What’s 　that terrible noise over there?

-The workers ______ the boxes from the back of the truck.

A. have carried　　 　 B. are carrying　　 　　C. carry　　　　 D. will carry

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. The second-hand car Tom bought was very cheap. ______ it was in excellent condition.

A. Even　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Although　　　　 　　 C. Besides　　　　　 　　 D. While