28. Although the Roma couldn’t be forced to pay taxes, they couldn’t vote ______they agreed to ______a government.

A. unless, submit to　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. until, correspond to　

C. when, resign to　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. while, compromise to

27. ________should the young _______illegal behavior.

A. On no account, take in　　　　　　　　　 B. Under no circumstances, take to

C. In no way, take after　　　　　　　　　　 D. With no means, take on

26. He had a bad week. He lost his job, ________ , his car was stolen.

A. on top of that　　 B. on top of it　　　　　 C. and on top of which　 D. on top of which

25. Nowadays working women bear a lot more pressure _________them from families and careers.

A. put on　　 　　　　　 　B. put down　 　　　C. put aside　　 　　　 　　　D. put away

24. ---Let me teach you how to cook the fish

---Teach me? ____________! I know how to do it earlier.

A. It’s easier said than done　 　　　 　

B. He who laughs last laughs best

C. You are trying to teach your granny how to suck eggs

D. You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink

23. ---The flags of every independent country are _________ just colorful pieces of cloth and thread sewn together.

---Exactly. A flag often symbolizes the origin beliefs and culture.

A. rather than　　　 B. less than　　　 C. more than　　　　 　 D. other than

22. --- Jimmy had a lot of parties recently.

--- Yes, that might 　　　　　why he didn’t do well on the test.

A. sum up　　　　　 　 B. push for　　　 　　　 C. account for　 　　 D. compensate for

第一节 单项填空(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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. Hunger is _____ number one global health risk, so the WFP has organized a lot of programmes, which helps people most at ________risk.

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