14. Production fell ____ 20% in May, ____ the same month of last year.

A .in; compared to　　　 　　B. by; comparing with

C. to; compared with　 　　　　D. by; compared to

13. The experiment _____they had made a great contribution succeeded at last.

A. at which　　　 B. to which 　　　C. on which　　 　　D. to that

12. The news ____ Premier Wen Jiabao would once again inspect the disaster site ____ quickly.

　 A. that; got around　 B. that; got through　 C. which; got around　 D. that; got along

11. I would have come earlier, but I _____ that you were waiting for me.

　 A. hadn’t known 　B. didn’t know 　　C. would have known 　　D. haven’t known

10. All their attempts to rescue the buried child from the fallen building were ____. He died soon afterwards.

　 A. in place　　　 B. in return　　　 C. in order　　　 D. in vain

9. We’ve decided to ____ a trip for a new car, as we haven’t got enough money for both.

　A. take　 　　B. sacrifice　　　 C. replace　　　 D. contribute

8. The building around the corner caught fire last night. The police are now _____ the matter.

　A. seeing through　 B. working out　 C. looking into　 D. watching over

7. ____, this physics problem seemed quite simple, but when I tried to work it out, I just couldn’t.

　A. On one hand　 B. In my opinion　 C. At first sight　 D. On its own

6. --- Have you heard of the North Korea’s nuclear test?

　 --- Yes, _____ news came as _____ shock to me.

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

5. explanation 　　　 A. excellent　　　　　　 B. excuse　　　　　　　 C. explain　　 　 　 D. express

第二节 单项填空(共25小题；每小题1分，满分25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。