27． What is needed now in China’s West are men and women with skills any developing countries ______ have to survive and prosper．

　 A．must　　 　　　　　 B．can　　 　　 　　　 C．may　　 　 　　　 D．ought

26．The manner in which a telephone is answered gives the image of the organization, so ______ polite and pleasant when answering the telephone．

　 A．being　 　　 　　　 B．be　 　　　　　　　 C．to be　 　 　　　 D．having been

25．With the country’s population increasing to 1．3 billion, many of China’s rivers, including the legendary Yellow River, ______．

　 A．is drying up　 　　　　　　　　　 B．will be drying up　

C．had dried up　 　　　　　　　 D．are drying up

24．______ I’m into the video game, it’s hard to think of anything else． All my focus is on finishing the story line．

　 A．Unless 　　　　　　 B．Once　 　　　　　 C．Whether　 　　 D．Although

23．We live in a world that is changing fast, one ______ changes come at what seems to be an ever-increasing pace．

　 A．that　　 　　　　　 B．which 　　　　　　 C．where 　　　　　　 D．whose

22．The win in the 100-meter butterfly gives the American swimmer Michael Phelps eight gold medals in Beijing, ______ the record set by American legend Mark Spitz at the 1972 Munich Games．　

　 A．breaking　 　　　 B．broken　 　　　　 C．to break　 　　　 D．being broken

第一节 单项填空 (共15小题, 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。

21．In the 1980’s, the Walkman was hugely popular and ______ when CDs arrived．

　 A．so the Discman was　　 　　　　 B．the Discman was so

C．so was the Discman　 　　　　　　 D．was so the Discman