29．Two middle-aged passengers fell into the sea． 　　　　, neither of them could swim.

A． Hopefully　　　　 B． Increasingly　 　C． Unfortunately　　　 D． Naturally

28．　　　 _ herself with routine office tasks, she had no time to attend to her children.

A． Occupying　　　　 B． Occupied　　　 C． Being occupied　　 D． To be occupied

27．-The flags of every independent country are 　　　　just colourful pieces of cloth and thread sewn together.

-Exactly. a flag often symbolizes the origin beliefs and culture.

A． rather than　　　　 B． less than　　　 C． more than　　　　 D． other than

26．My father has never liked meat, but he always had a 　　　　for fruit and vegetables.

A． interest　　　　　　 B． preference　　　　 C． enthusiasm　 　　　D． devotion

25．-Journalists have to work very quickly in order to ________.

　 　-I know. I like that. It’s very challenging.

A． mend their ways 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 B． meet their deadlines 　

C． avoid being fired　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D． make both ends meet

24．The traffic problems we are looking forward to seeing _________ should have attracted the

government’s attention.

　 A． solving　　　　 　　 B． solve　　　　 　　　　　　 C． solved 　　　　　　D． to solve

23．-You’re going to have a rise this month, aren’t you?

　 　-Yes. only $100.

　 　-Well, ___________.

A． the more, the better　 　　　　　　　　　　 B． easier said than done

C． better than never 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D． better than nothing

22．Science and technology have　　　 in important ways to the improvement of agricultural

production.

A． attached　　　　　　 　B． contributed　　　 C． submitted　　　 D． referred