28. Instead of blaming the child who had broken the vase, she gave him a ______ smile and let him go.

A. cautious　　　　　　　　　 B. grateful　　　 　　 C. tolerant　　　　　　　　　 D. wild

27. What was so ______ about Jasmine Westland’s victory was that she came first in the marathon bare-footed.

A. awful　　　　 　　 B. essential 　　　　　　　 C. impressive　　　　　　　 D. obvious

26. Is this your necklace, Mary? I ______ it when I was cleaning the bathroom this morning.

A. came across 　　　 B. dealt with　　　 　 C. looked after　　 D. went for

25. I’ve been trying to phone Charles all evening, but there must be something wrong with the network; I can’t seem to ______.

A. get through　　 　 B. get off　　　　 　 C. get in　　 　　　　　 D. get along

24. The old rules have to be ______ because they only applied to the circumstances that existed when they were made a hundred years ago.

A. developed　　　 　 B. established　　 　 C. observed　　　 　　 D. revised

23. Seeing the big crowd coming towards him, he started to run down the hill, but ______ and went down on his hands and knees in the melting snow.

A. slipped　　　　 　　 B. skied　　　 　　　　　 C. signalled　　　 　 D. sank

22. When Richard said, “You are much more agreeable and prettier now,” Joan’s face turned red at the unexpected ______.

A. command　　 　　 B. comparison　　　　　　 C. compliment　 　　　 D. contribution

第二部分：词汇知识运用

第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. Her ______ for writing was a desire for women to get the right to higher education.

A. motivation　　　　　　　 B. qualification　　　　　 C. talent　　　　　　　　　　 D. technique