29. --Johnson, come and look at the sea! It is beautiful, isn't it?

　 --Absolutely! If only I _________ here by the sea.

　　 A. lived　　　　　　　 B. live　　　　　　　 C. had lived　　　 D. will live

28. It has been announced that it won't be long ______ our country _____ an unmanned spaceship to explore the moon.

A. before; sends up　　　　　　　　　　　 B. until; sends up

C. since; sends up　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. before; will sends up

27. Now an increasing number of middle school students go abroad for further study at their own _________, trying hard to realize their dreams.

A. price　　　　　　　 B. cost　　　　　　 C. expenses　　　 D. pay

26. Whatever may happen, go on until you succeed, and you _________ what life is about.

A. should know　　 B. must know　　　 C. have known　　 D. will know

25. After 10 years of hard time, the young lady has turned movie star, _________ she dreamed of becoming in her childhood.

A. who　　　　　　 B. which　　　　　 C. that　　　　　 D. what

24. Thinking about the fact that I was not prepared well enough, and _________ to lose my face, I gave up this year's civil service exam.

A. didn't want　　　 B. not wanted　　　 C. not wanting　　 D. not to want

23. I haven't read _________ of the articles carefully, but I find that there is a striking similarity between them.

A. each　　　　　　 B. either　　　　　 C. any　　　　　　 D. both

22. --Can we ski on this mountain?

　 --Of course. However, at no time _________ you do so alone.

A. could　　　　　　 B. might　　　　　 C. need　　　　　 D. must

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选项，并在答题卡上将该题涂黑。

21. After graduation I went to Somalia. when I first set foot on _________ strange land, I didn't know what the future had in _________ store for me.

A. the; 不填　 　　　B. the; the　　　　 C. 不填; a　　　　 D. the；a