29. In order to lose weight, the young lady prefers to ______regularly rather than take expensive weight-losing pills. 　教育博客

A. hang out　　　 B. work out　　　 C. turn up　　　　 D. figure up

28. Believe it or not! If you travel by jet plane, Tokyo and Shanghai are ________ neighbors.

　 A. actually　　　 B. obviously　　 　教育博客　 C. exactly　　 　教育博客　 D. originally

27. Small businesses are finding it hard to survive in the present economic ________. 　教育博客

A. atmosphere　　 B. world　　　　 C. climate　　 　教育博客　　 D. condition

26. It’s true that the old road is less direct and a bit longer. We won’t take the new one, ______, because we don’t feel as safe on it. 　教育博客

A. somewhat　　 B. though　　　　 C. therefore　　　 D. otherwise 　教育博客

25. With so many Western companies, 　教育博客 banks, and others setting up offices here, our telephone directory can not _____ and has to be updated every few days. 　教育博客

A. keep back　　 B. keep up　　 　教育博客　 C. take back　　 　D. take up 　教育博客

24. We set no limit to the _______ you can make to support children in the poor areas. Big or small, it shows your concern for them.

A. generosity　　 B. choice　　 　教育博客　　 C. donation　 　教育博客　 D. contribution 　教育博客

23. Just 10 percent of the 30 million Chinese currently suffering from depression are getting proper medical care _____ a lack of enough healthcare and social prejudice against mental illness, experts have said.

A. except for　　 B. apart from　　　 C. due to　　　　 D. in spite of

22. It is said that visitors to Shanghai World Expo will be impressed by the _________ designs.

A. absurd　　　 B. novel　　 　　　　C. wealthy　　 D. adequate

第一节：多项选择(共10小题，每小题1分，共10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. China has rejected calls from the US to _______ the currency, saying its exchange rate is not to blame for a trade surplus. (贸易顺差).

A. assess　　　 B. appreciate　　　 C. evaluate　　　 D. value