27. The man refused to admit that he was guilty as the court had judged, and ________the High Court. 　

A. adapted to　　　　　 B. related to　　　　　　　　　 C. appealed to　　　　 D. referred to 　

26. At the end of last year, New York’s stock market fell, ________a global financial crisis. 　

A. setting off　　　　　 B. driving off　　　　　　　 C. giving off　　　　　 D. laying off 　

25. The mother used to _______her son’s pockets while he was asleep, looking for letters from his girlfriend.

A. pick out　　　　　　　　　　 B. go through 　　　　　　　 C. deal with　　　　　 D. look into 　

24. There’s no point in trying to ________with her because she will never change her mind. 　

A. agree　　　　　　　　　 B. compete　　　　　　　　　 C. compare　　　　　　 D. reason 　

23. Nancy asked Smith to take tea with her. He ________, fearing to cause her inconvenience. 　

A. ignored　　　　　　　 B. declined　　　　　　　　　 C. resisted　　　　　　 D. cancelled 　

22. He refused to sell the old house, for it had too many pleasant ________with his childhood. 　

A. associations　　　　 B. communications　　　　 C. contacts　　　　　　 D. combinations 　

21. There being no witness on the spot, the police were delayed by the ________of information about the crime. 　

A. analysis　　　　　　　　　　 B. disappearance　　　　　 C. absence　　　　　　 D. consideration 　

20. When was this lecture given?

A. On Monday.　　　　　　 B. On Wednesday.　　　　　 C. On Friday.

第二部分：英语语言知识运用(共两节，满分40分)

第一节：多项选择(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。 　

18. What are the students going to do on Friday?

　　 A. Read a short story.　　　 B. Take a major test.　　　　 C. Write an essay.

18. How many points does a misspelled word cost?

　　 A. 2 points.　　　　　　　　 B. 3 points.　　　　　　　 C. 5 points.