27. The company has______ its operation in Scotland by building a new factory there.

A. obtained　 B. expanded　 　 C. declined　　 D. improved

26. She got a scholarship to Cambridge but______ a year later.

A. dropped out　　　　　　 B. pulled out　　 C. took out　　 D. gave out

25.-How about eight o’clock outside the cinema?

-That______ me fine.

A. fits　　　　　　　　　 　 B. meets　　　　　　　　　 C. satisfies　　　　　　 D. suits

24．A story goes ______Elizabeth I of England liked nothing more than being surrounded by clever and qualified noblemen at court．

A．when　 　　B．where　 　　C．what　　 　　　D．that

23．Helen always helps her mother even though going to school _____most of her day．

A．takes up　　 B．makes up　 C．saves up　　 　D．puts up　　

22．He _______his post because he had been offered a better job．

A．resigned　　 B．retired　 　C．dismissed　　 D．fired

第一节： 语法和词汇知识(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

21．He was _______of selling state secrets and arrested last month．

A．doubted B．suspected　 　　C．respected　　 D．inspected