30. —What should we do since we can’t make a compromise after lengthy talks.

　— ____ you apologize and take back what you’ve said _____ it is all over between us.

A. Not only; but also　　 　 B. Either; or　　 　　　　　 C. Neither; nor　　 D. Whether; or

29. Tired of work through the year, she desired to _____ and make an independent life for 　　　

　 herself.

　A. drop off　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. drop in　　　 　　　　　　　 C. drop out　　 　　　 D. drop behind

28. The book was written _____ careful observations and detailed studies.

　A. on the ground of　 　　 B. on behalf of　　 　　　　　　　 C. on average　 　 　　 D. on the basis of

27. The development of science and technology must benefit people _____ harm them.

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

26. — Ring me at six tomorrow morning, will you?

　 — Why that early? I _____.

　A. will be sleeping　　　 　　　 B. have slept　 　 　　　　 C. have been sleeping　　 D. will sleep

25. Mike _______ have known the solutions to this problem, or he would have told us.

　A. mustn’t　 　　　　　　　　　 B. shouldn’t　 　　　　　　 C. can’t　 　　　　　　　　　 D. needn’t

24. He apologized for his mistake, saying that he ___________no offence.

　 A. intended　 　　　　　　　　 　　 B. supposed　　　　　　　　 C. considered 　　　　　　　 D. pretended

23. He was rejected for the job vacancy because he couldn’t be ______even for the

　 interview.　

　 A. responsible　　 　　　　 B. beneficial　　 　　　 C. punctual　　 　　　　 D. regular

22. —I think we have to solve _____ problem of air quality for the Great International Art Festival held in our city next year.

　 — Yes, and the government is trying to think of _____ way out and there is more than one 　

　 solution.

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

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. —Excuse me, can you spare me a few minutes?

　 —_________?

　 A. What’s on　　 　　　　　　 B. What’s up　 　　　　　　 C. What is it　 　　 D. What’s more