28. - Can I do the job?

　 - I’m afraid not, because it _____ skill and patience.

　 A. asks for　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. sends for　　　　　　　　　 C. calls for　　　　　　　　　 D. cares for

27. - Look! How long ______ like this?

　 - Three weeks! It’s usual here that rain ______ without stopping these days of the year.

　 A. has it rained; pours　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. has it been raining; pours

　 C. is it raining; is pouring　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. does it rain; pours

26. As he has ______ our patience, we’ll not wait for him any longer.

　 A. consumed　　　　　　　　　 B. exhausted　　　　　　　　 C. wasted　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. torn

25. We try and give them ______ they want, _______ their religion is, so that they can face death without fear.

　 A. no matter what; no matter what　　　　　　　　　　　 B. no matter what; whatever

　 C. whatever; no matter whatever　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. whatever; whatever

24. The visitor asked to have his picture taken ________ stood the famous tower.

　 A. where　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. at which　　　　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. when

23. I thought things would get better, but ______ they are getting worse.

　 A. as it were　　　　　　　　　 B. as it was　　　　　　　　　 C. as it is　　　　　　　　　　　 D. as is it

22. He went back to the hall to try his ______ at finding his lost gold watch, but never found it.

　 A. fortune　　　　　　　　　　　 B. best　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. result　　　　　　　　　　　 D. hard

第一节：语法和词汇知识(共 25 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 25 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. There will be 21, 880 persons for ______ torch relay of ________ 2008 Olympic Games, making it ______ biggest in the Game’s history.

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

第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)

　　　 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What will the man do this weekend?

　 A. Stay at home.　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Go fishing.　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Go boating.

2. What does the man think of John?

　 A. Hard working.　　　　　　　　　　 B. Lazy.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Active.

3. Who looked after the woman?

　 A. The man.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Mary.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Herself.

4. What will the woman do?

　 A. She will take the book home.

　 B. She allows the man to take the book home.

　 C. She will have to read the book in the office.

5. What about Tom and Jack?

　 A. They had watched a football match.

　 B. They had finished their homework.

　 C. They are watching a football match.