29．His humorous closing speech was a welcome addition to the ______dull meeting．

　　　 A．therefore　　　 　　　 B．meanwhile　　 　　　 C．otherwise　 　　 D．thus

28．The government had hoped to draw as much attention as possible to this problem but it didn't ______ that way．

　　　 A．work out　　 B．give out　　　 　　　 C．go out　　　 　 D．pick out

27．The students wonder______ good the course will do to their future jobs．

　　　 A．which　　　　 　　　 B．what　　　　 　　　 C．whether　　 　　 D．why

26．He never regretted the anxious hours he had had ______ for the missing papers．

　　　 A．search　 　　　　　 B．searching　　　 　　　 C．searched　　 　 D．to search

25．At present, the butter factory is still polluting the river though it ______ to stop.

　　　 A．ordered　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．has ordered

　　　 C．will be ordered　　　　　　　　　 　 D．has been ordered

24．　　　 , the disaster in Haiti shows once again that even among the worst, there is always hope．

　　　 A．As sad it is　　 　　　 B．It is as sad　　 C．Sad as it is 　　 D．Sad as is it

23．Looks are not　　　 . It's what's inside you that really matters．

　　　 A．anything　　　 　　　 B．something　　 　　　 C．everything　 　　 D．nothing

22．It is　　　 comfort for _____ patients to be close to their loved ones.

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

第一节单项填空(共l5小题；每小题l分，满分l5分)

　　 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21．-Would you mind if my friend came along?

　　　 -　　　 .

　　　 A．Sorry, I don't　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B．Yes, go ahead

　　　 C．No, please don't　　　　　　　　 　　　 D．It's fine with me