29．A　 mean+动名词，表“意味着”之意。

28．C　 这两句话之间无法构成因果关系。 while是指两个事物的相反或相对等情况的对比。“而”，“但是”。

27．D　 句尾的I suppose是对语气的弱化，故用A、C不当。1946年是过去的事情，所以选D。

26．B　 salt为物质名词，C、D应排除。从句中的意思要盐，salt是处于一特定的环境下的。

25．D　 回答when的提问时用during不用for。

24．D　 不能选B，因为of which windows中缺少定冠词。

23．C　 做定语的choose不能与models构成动宾关系，即不能是choose models而应是choose from the models。

22．B　 整句的意思是，“一个人实际的价值比他所拥有的价值多”。

21．D　 change A for B，“把A换成B”。

16．A　　　　　　　　 17．B　　　　　　　　　 18．C　　　　　　 19．A　　　　　　 20．B

Text1　 (S= Sue; A= Allen)

S : That's a nice car. How long have you had it?

A: Just only one week.

S: Can I take a look at it?

A: of course.

Text2　 (M= Mary; T= Tom)

M: Tom, I'm glad you could come by. Oh! What beautiful flowers.

T: Happy birthday to you!

M: Thank you.

Text3　 (W= Wang; Z= Zhang)

W: Mr Zhang !Nice to see you again! What brings you to Xi'an?

Z: Nice to see you, too, Mr Wang .I'm here to attend an important meeting.

Text4　 (M= Mother;D= Doctor)

M: What's wrong with my son? It's nothing serious?

D: No, Mrs Brown. Your son's trouble is very common these days. It comes and goes quickly. He'll get well soon.

M: But I don't understand.

D: There's going to be the biggest football match of the year on TV this afternoon. He won't feel well until it's over.

Text5　 (T= Tom; S= Smith)

T: I'm feeling sorry to be late, Mr Smith! The bus is too crowded.

S: That's all right. Take your seat. please!

Text6　 M: What flights do you have from New York to London tomrrow?

W: One moment, please, and I'll find out what's available.

M: I'd like to travel first-class.

W: OK. We have a nonstop flight leaving Kennedy at 9:25.

M: When should I get to the airport?

W: Please be there by 8:45 at the latest.

Text7　 M: May I borrow five dollars from you?

W: Five dollars? Until when? How are you going to pay back?

M: Come on, if I had a job, I'd lend you five without asking you any questions.

W: But you don't have a job, do you?

M: No, but I'm looking for one. I go to the employment office every day.

M: If I went home, I' d have to work on my father's farm. I don't like it at all. I'd rather stay here and find a job I like. All I need is a little luck.

W: Luck? OK, I'll let you have a couple of dollars. Maybe that may bring you your luck.

M: Yes, this will help. Thanks a lot.

Text8　 W: Operator.

M: I'd like to make a collect call to Los Angeles. The number is 213-485-2435.

W: And what's the name of the person you want to speak to?

M: Susan Green.

Text9 W: Yes. Mr. Hopkins. What can I do for you?

M:I fell from the ladder and I've probably broken my left leg,because it hurts badly.

W: Okay. We'll come right away.

Text10　

My first Spring Festival in north China was a bit of a shock. Where was the spring? There was snow on the ground and ice on the Summer Palace lake and a north west wind was blowing. In England, where I come from,we think of flowers in spring.

Then I had another problem. In Beijing, although there is snow and ice, it's ofthen sunny over the Spring Festival. So I liked to be out, to walk in the snow round the Summer Palace lake or to skate on Kunming Lake. Then we'd come home and found that old friends had called on us while we were out. So gradually we learned how the Chinese people spent the Spring Festival.The first day is for family get together. The second and third days are for paying and receiving visits. So we changed our holiday life style and stayed at home or called on friends those days.

These days we don't always stay in Beijing for the Spring Festival. Sometimes we go on a trip to some other part of China. Last year we were lucky enough to go to Hainan Island. Instead of skating we went swimming. That was a treat. The sea-water in February was warmer than it is in the middle of the summer in England. That made up for those snowy,icy,windy Beijing springs.