28. ______ for the terrible coal mine accident, as the public thought, the mayor of the city felt nervous and was at a loss what to do.

　A. He was to blame　　　　　　 B. Being to blame　

　C. Having blamed　　　　　　 D. Being to be blamed　　　

27. Please tell me how the accident ______. I am still in the dark.

　 A. came by　 B. came upon　　 C. came to　 　D. came about

26.--_________I stay with you? --Well, I would rather you_________me alone for a while. 　A. Will; leave　 B. Shall; leave 　C. Will; left 　D. Shall; left

25. None of them had expected that the middle-aged engineer died____his design uncompleted. A of.　 　　　B. from　 　　　C. without　 　　D.with

24.– May I remind you that a Mr Li is waiting outside, sir?　　

­Oh, that is right, I ____ about it.

A. forget　 　　B. had forgotten　　 C forgot　　 D. have forgotten

23．--- Do you know when Vicky came back yesterday evening?

　 　--- Yes. It was not yet nine o’clock　　　 she came back home.

　 A．before　　　　B．when　　 　 C．that　　　 　 D．until

22.Susan was expecting her favorite singers, but to her disappointment,

　　　 appeared.

　　　　 A．some　　　　　　 B．everyone　　 C．none　　　　　　 D．no one

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 the spaceship traveled above, ____new-looking earth appeared before us, ____earth that we had never seen before.

　 　A. a; the　　　　　　　 B. a; an　　 C. the; an　　　　　 　 D. / ;the