28. When ______ what his problem was, the boy lowered his head and kept silent.

　 A. asking　　　　　　　　 B. asked　　　　　　 C. having asked　　　　　　　　 D. having been asked

27. A: Why are you working so hard in school?

　 B: Because I don’t want to ______ my parents _____________.

　 A. set…down　　　　　　　　 B. put…down　　　　　 C. let…down　　　　　　 D. cut…down

26. When the police broke into the room, they found in the corner a little boy _____ with rope.

　 A. wounded　　　　　 B. wound　　　　　 C. binding　　　　　　　　　 D. bound

25. Since you have your property insured, the insurance company will _______ you for the loss if anything happens to it.

　 A. compensate　　　　　　　 B. compete　　　　　　　　 C. compose　　　　　　　 D. complete

24. Don’t tell anyone about our plan. It’s highly ________.

　 A. confident　　　　　 B. confidential　　　　　 C. secret　　　　　 D. private

23. New evidence _______ found, the police believed they knew who the criminal was.

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

22. Thinking that the police had not found enough evidence, the man denied ______ the murder.

　 A. commit　　　　　　 B. to commit　　　　　　 C. committed　　　　　　 D. committing

第一节：语法和词汇知识(共15小题，每小题1分，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. When asked what business he was in, Mr Wilson said he was running a small ________.

　 A. greengrocer　　　　　　　 B. greengrocers　　　　　　　　 C. greengrocer’s　　　　　　　 D. greengrocers’