29. The regulations for cloning animals are very strict. He________ continue his experiments.

　 A. able to　 B. was able to　 C. unable to　 D. was unable to

28. Don’t bother about________ those decorations yet. The Christmas celebrations aren’t over yet.

　 A. to take down　 B. take down　 C. to taking down　 D. taking down

27. The media________ role in influencing public opinon.

　 A. plays an important B. played an importance C. play a important D. play a importance

26. When the leader of the chorus________ from the opera, they held a dinner party for him.

　 A. retiring　 B. retired　 C. was retiring　 D. was retired

25. I adore homemade rectangular loaves________ brown flour and nuts.

　 A. was made in　 B. made in　 C. was made with　 D. made with

24. My house is________ the center of the city, but it has no air pollution or traffic jams.

　 A. anywhere near　　 B. near nowhere　　 C. nowhere near　　 D. near anywhere

23. Many illegal immigrants felt their stay in America was like a punishment because only a few of them got justice and________ there.

　 A. allowed to live　 B. allowed living　 C. were allowed to live　 D. were allowed living

22. My grandpa was a ________ who believed in________ all his life.

　 A. socialist; socialism　 B. socialism; socialist　 C. social; society　 D. society; social

21. When he arrived at the hotel, he first thing he wanted________ was to leave his________, have a shower and a shave, and then walk around.

　 A. doing; luggage　 B. to do; luggage　 C. doing; luggages　 D. to do; luggages

第三节　 听下面一段材料，从所听到的内容中获取必要信息，将第18---20三个小题的信息补充完整，每小题不超过三个单词。本段材料读两遍

Used

　 I used to be an ______________ (18) girl.

After a series of facelifts

　 I thought I would be happy but I was wrong. I would have ______________(19) who I am and the way I look.

Now

　 I realized I should spend the money on _______________ (20) things. It is more important to get knowledge and skills first.