30. Most of us like her, ____she can be annoying at times.

A. as if　　 B. even though　　 C. so long　　 D. so that

29. Mr. Smith, ____of the long speech, sat there, ____to death.

A. tired, boring　 B. tiring, bored　 C. tired , bored　 D. tiring , boring

28. It doesn’t make ____ to buy that expensive coat when these cheaper ones are just ass good.

A. sense　　 B. opinion　　 C. use　　 D. difference

27. They have ____ a plan for reducing the budge deficit(财政赤字)，which is quite practical.

A. put off　　 B. put away　　 C. put down　 　D. put forward

26. The officer came in and demanded ____ what had happened.

A. to be told　　　　 B. his soldiers to tell him

C. being told　　　　 D. telling him

25. Medicine should not be kept where it is ____ to children.

A. accessible　　 B. suitable　　 C. comfortable　　 D. favorable

24. EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson Said he was confident in Chinese dairy products ____ the recent milk scandal(丑闻).

A. despite　　 B. though　 C. except　　 D. unless

23. ____ in a red skirt in the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games, the little girl Lin Miao ke won the hearts of the people all over the world.

A. Dressed　　 B. Worn　 C. Dressing　　 D. Wearing

22. ---Dad, my birthday is coming.

---Oh, you ____ have a new MP4 for your birthday, Kathy.

A. ought to　　 B. can　　 C. shall　　 D. must

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。

21. _____global financial crisis of 2008 is _____major financial crisis, the worst of its kind since ____.Great Depression.

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