28. The 40-somethings found themselves in an embarrassing situation _______ rapid changed in all aspects of society.

　　　 A. As a consequence of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.in favor of　　　　　　 C. For the purpose of D. By means of

27. I like working with anybody whose__I enjoy, because I can have a light heart with them around.

　　　 A.relation　　　　　　　　 B. standard　　　　　　　　 C. presentation　　　　　 D. company

26. The amateur's singing career____after his CCTV show up and he gained fame almost overnight.

　　　 A. Put off　　　　　　　　 B. Brought up　　　　　 C. Took off　　　　　　　 D. Picked up

25. On February 11, 2007, Drew Gilpin Faust was ______as the first female president of Harvard University in 371 years.

　　　 A.appealed　　　　　　　　 B. appointed　　　　　　　 C. attached　　　　　　　　 D. adopted

24. This event not only raised___of world hunger, but also raised lots of money to help starving children.

　　　 A. awareness　　　　　　 B. information　　　　　 C. conscience　　　　　　 D. knowledge

23. There wasn't enough time for breakfast this morning, so I had to _______. And now I am so hungry that I can eat a gorse.

　　　 A.do up　　　　　　　　　　 B. Fit in　　　　　　　　　　 C. Go without　　　　　 D. Get over

22. Because some students failed tot ______financial support from the donators, the latter were considering whether it was worthwhile to continue their kindness.

　　　 A. acknowledge B. reconign C. acquire D. realize　

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。

例：To make members of a team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know their ______and weaknesses.

　　　 A. strengths　　　　　　　 B. benefits　　　　　　　　 C. techniques　　　　　　 D. values

　 　答案是A。

21. It is ______of Mathew to be bad-tempered , and this morning he got awfully angry with his wife for just losing one dollar.

　　　 A. practial　　　　　　　　 B. beneficial　　　　　　　 C. skeptical 　　　　　　 D. typical