28、________ the text a second time, the meaning will become clearer to you．

A．Read               B．Reading                  C．If reading                D．When you read

27、It's natural that a house made of wood or bamboo may stay up in an earthquake while it's easier for __________ made of steel and concrete to fall down sometimes．

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

26、I want to buy that kind of cloth because I ____ the cloth ___ well．

A．have told; washes                                       B．have been told; washes

C．was told; washed                                       D．have been told; is washed

24、假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同学写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

       增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。

       删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

       修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

       注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear Ming,

It’s very nice to hear from you after such long time．I’m glad to learn that you’ve been settled down in Boston but are getting used to the local way of life．As you know, I’m still buried in books at the school you are so familiar to．What may surprise you are that I’m going to the US this July on a summer camp! Surely I’m expecting lots of sightseeing tour, parties and another exciting things．We must definitely meet when the camp is over．As is planning, I’m coming to Boston around the 15th, and I wonder if you’ll free then so we can chat about the good older days．

       Hope to see you soon．

 Yours,

                                                                        Xiao Lei

23、You can pay weekly or monthly — ______．

A．it’s up to you        B．go right ahead       C．it’s worth a go       D．it’s hard to say

22、Have you ever read ______ novel Pride and Prejudice, either in ______ Chinese or English?

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

21、Great changes ______ since the People’s Republic of China was founded 60 years ago．

A．took place                                           B．have taken place        

C．were taken place                                 D．have been taken place

20、Dinner is served at seven; please try to be ______．

A．particular        B．vacant         C．regular         D．punctual

19、Today’s a red-letter day, which will ______ as the greatest day in my life．

A．live out          B．speak out           C．stand out        D．set out