30. At present the hotel is almost empty, but I’m sure things will start to ______ in the spring.

　　 A. rise up　　　　 B. hold on　 　　　C. pick up　　　　 D. hand out

29. Only when you have obtained sufficient data _______ come to a sound conclusion.

　　 A. can you　　　　 B. you can　　　 C. would you　　　 D. you would

28. Today tourists do not see any person in Pompeii, which , though, ______ a busy city of twenty thousand people.

　　 A. had been　　　 B. was　　　　 C. has been　　　 D. would be

27. ---The vase cost me almost 150 yuan.

　 --Well, it was crazy of you to spend so much money ____ you could buy a much cheaper one.

　　 A. while　　　　 　B. if　　　　　　 C. when　　　 D. because

26. China’s first Passport Law makes a passport ______ for ten years with no extension.

　 A. available　　　　 B. valid　　　　　　 C. official　　　 D. effective

25. He had to take the medicine three times a day, so as to be _______ pain in the leg.

　 A. free from　　　　 B. away from　　　 C. apart from　　 D. far from

24. The passengers would have been killed in the accident _____ the driver’s timely decision.

　 A. owing to　　　　 B. thanks to　　 　　　　C. except for　　　 D. but for

23. He left ______ with his wife that he would come back before 9:00 in the morning. He said he would keep ________.

　 A. words; his words　 B. the word; his word　 C. word; words　　 D. word; his word.

22. Do you know ______ art played _______ more important part in people’s lives in the 18^th century than it does today?

　 A. an; the　　　　 B. the; a　　　　 C. /; a　　　　　　 D. the; the

第一节：单项选择(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答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. –-At lunch time I’d like to have a chat with you.

　 --- 　　　　　Have what with me?

　 A. I apologize！　　　　 B. Pardon？　　　　　 C. I see！　　　　　　　 D. Forgive me！