28. Though ____ in San Francisco, Dave Mitchell had always preferred to record the plain facts of small-town life.　

A. raised 　　　　 B. grown 　　　　　　 C. developed 　　　　 D. brought 　

27. Helen has _____ French and can speak fluently after a short stay with her aunt in Paris.

A. picked up　　 B. taken up　　　 C. put up　　　　　 D. made up　　　

26. Nowhere else in the world _________more friendly people than in China.

A. you will find　　　　 B. can you be able to find　

C. you may have found　　 D. can you find

25. -Where is George? He said he would meet me here at 3 o'clock.

　-He seems ____ with Mr Brown in the office.

A. to talk　　　　　　　　　 　 B. to have talked　　　　　　 C. to be talking　　　 　　 D. to be talked

24. -Hello, is Henry in?

-I'm sorry, he isn't here. 　　　　　 ?

A. What's the matter　 　 B. May I help you　　　　　　 C. Is there anything　　　　　　　 D. Who are you

23. Niagara Falls is a great tourist ______ drawing millions of visitors from all over the world every year.

　A. interest　　 　　　B. view 　　　　　　 　　C. scene　　　　　　 　 D. attraction

22. It could take months before evidence appears on how the bomb was made, and who ________.

A. set it out　　 　　　 B. set it up 　　 　C. set it loose 　　　　　　 D. set it off

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21. Premier Wen stated in his report that _____ education of the young was always _____ hot and serious topic.

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