30. Is this the reason ______ at the meeting for his carelessness in his work?

　 A. why he explained　　 B. he explained　　 C. what he explained　　 D. how he explained

29. _______ the house prices have risen sharply, the number of buyers is as great as ever.

　 A. Despite the fact that　　　　　　　　　 B. In spit of what

　 C. Regardless of　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Contrary to

28. The traffic problems we were looking forward to seeing ______ should have attracted the government’s attention.

　 A. solving　　　　　　 B. solve　　　　　 C. to solve　　　　　　 D. solved

27. ---- Do give me a call when you arrive in the city, Henry.

　 ---- I won’t forget. See you later.

　 ---- ____________.

　 A. Have a nice trip　　　 B. With pleasure　　 C. Don’t mention it　　 D. It’s kind of you

26. If it were not for the fact that she _______ play tennis, I would invite her to join us.

　 A. couldn’t　　　　　 B. shouldn’t　　　　　 C. might not　　　　　 D. can’t

25. The manager, ______his factory’s products were poor in quality, decided to give his workers further training.

　 A. knowing　　　　　 B. known　　　　　　 C. to know　　　　　　 D. being known

24. ---- Have you seen Mike these days?

　 ---- Yes. I saw him the day before yesterday. In fact, I ______ him for three years.

　 A. didn’t see　　　　 B. haven’t seen　　　　 C. hadn’t seen　　　　 D. don’t see

23. She had no idea how it _____ that her husband met with trouble again.

　 A. came up　　　　　 B. came about　　　　 C. came out　　　　　 D. came across

22. Talking about buying computers, I prefer a computer less than 8,000 yuan to ______ over the amount.

　A. this　　　　　　　 B. it　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　　　 D. one

第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

21. _______ good knowledge of several languages is essential to _____ study of comparative literature because without it one can read books only in translation.

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