28．Researchers from MIT, Harvard reported a study of human brains yesterday that may______ some new information for mental illnesses.

       A．create              B．provide           C．expect            D．imagine

27．―Where was it ____ the earthquake broke out yesterday ?

       ―In an Italian city.

       A．where             B．which               C．how               D．that

26．Marking "Earth Day 2009" with his plan for _____ energy．President Barack Obama on Wednesday called for energy exploration.

       A．alternative        B．traditional        C．available          D．inexpensive

25．As a matter of fact, nearly everybody in the world would like to be ____ Bill Gates is, doing ____ he is doing.

       A．where; what      B．what; that         C．that; what          D．who; that

24．They _____ of the terrible situation in Thailand, otherwise they wouldn't have gone there for sightseeing.

       A．wouldn't hear   B．didn't hear          C．haven't heard      D．don't hear

began in 1971.

       A．when              B．before            C．since             D．after

23．The number of women dying from breast cancer has fallen to its lowest level ____ records

22．―Margaret ______ stay at home all day long in front of the TV.

       ―That' s right．She ought to go to the fitness center with us.

       A．couldn't            B．mustn't           C．needn't            D．shouldn't

21．We had over 120,000 people here at _____ weekend and expect to have up to

       ______ third of that number on the beach today

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

20．What should the travelers take to Australia?

       A．Sunscreen．                  B．Umbrellas．               C．Winter clothes.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分35分）

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，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

例：Mr. Smith owned ____ collection of coins than anyone else I have ever met.

       A．larger             B．a larger          C．the larger         D．a large

       答案是B。