28. She ______ find any ______ employment.

A. wasn’t able to; normal　　　　　　　　　 　 B. shouldn’t; often

C. couldn’t; regular　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. mightn’t; ordinary

27. That was a ______ threat: she meant to annoy you.

A. calculating　　 　　　 B. calculated　　　 　　　　　　　 C. calculation　　　 　　　　　　　 D. calculate　

26. It’s obvious that she ______ him for a long time.

A. has adored　　　　 　　　 B. adored　　　 　　　　　　

C. is adoring　　　　　 D. has been adoring.

25. The ______ used ______ to produce a rabbit from his hat.

A. magician; magical　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. magic; magician　　

C. magician; magic　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. magical; magic

24. Great Expectations ______ my favorite book, which ______ by Charles Dickens, and ______ as classic

literature nowadays.

A. is; was written; is seen　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. are; are written; are seen　　

C. is; had been written; is seen　　　　　　　 D. are; were written; is being seen

23. Pip ______ a gentleman and ______ Estella’s love, who is a beautiful girl.

A. is bent to becoming; winning　　　　　　 　 B. is bent on becoming; win

C. is determined to become; winning　　　　 　　　 D. is determined to become; win

22. Before long he ______ the shortcoming of being shallow and having prejudice, even against his old

companions.

A. forms　　　　　　 　　 B. increases　　　　　　 C. develops　　　　　　　 D. changes

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. At ______ games in Johannesburg, South Africa, the North Korean team, which returned to ______ World

Cup after 44 years, lost in ______ close-scoring game, 1-2, to the Brazilians.

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