29. The transportation will improve a lot here , with two new roads _______　 in the

　 not- too- distant future.

　 　 A. being constructed 　　 B. to construct　 　

　　 C. to be constructed　 　　　 D. constructing

28. The young man, ______ several attempts to beat the world record in high jumping,

　 decided to have another try.

　　 A. to make　　　 　 B. making　　　　 　 C. made　　　 　 D. having made

27. The Chinese government has passed a new regulation forbidding supermarkets and

　 stores to _____ free plastic bags to shoppers, in a bid to protect the environment.

　　 A. give off　　 　 B. give in　 C. give up　　 D. give out

26. ---- Flight 302 to Pairs _______ until 7:30 tomorrow morning.

　 ---- No wonder I hear so many complaints from the passengers.

　 A. put off　　 　　　 B. has been put off 　

　　 C. will put off 　　　 D. had been put off

25. ----Can I get the house cheaper?

　 ----Sorry, it’s _______ my power to sell it any cheaper..

　　 A. without　　 　 B. except　 C. beyond 　 D. out

24. There is still much to discuss. We shall, ___________, return to this item at our next meeting.

　　 A. therefore　 　　 B. however C. otherwise　 D. briefly

23. Gradually, you will realize that the things that matter are _______ that can’t be

　 bought with money.

　　 A. these　 　 B. ones C. those 　 D. some

22. Seeing the happy _______ of children playing in the park, I’m full of joy and

　 confidence in the future of our country.

　 A. sight　　　　　 　 B. scene　　　　　 C. view　　　　 　　 D. sign

从每题所给的A、B、C和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。

21. _________ recent report stated that the number of Spanish speakers in the U.S.

　 would be higher than the number of English speakers by_______ year 2090.

　　 A. The; 不填　 B.A; the　 　 C. A; 不填　　 　 D. The; a