30. Sino-US relations have made remarkable progress over the past three decades and this has linked the two countries ______.

　A. closely　　　 B. closed　　　　　 C. close　　　　　　　 D. closer

29. Generally speaking, parents prefer to rent a house near a school ____ the year rather than monthly in order to accompany their children for long.

　　 A. within　　　　 B. by　　　　　　 C. during　　　　　　　 D. in

28. Mr. King, _____ car the little boy goes to kindergarten every day is his fellow friend’s father.

　　 A. whose　　　　 B. in whose　　　　　 C. which　　　　　 　　D. in which　

27. --- Look out for the door.

　　 --- Why?

　　 --- Bill ______ the door.

　　 A. has painted　　　 B. was painting　　 C. has been painting　　 D. painted

26. The majority of people here agree that there _____ a bus stop near the house will be a great advantage.

　　 A. was　　　　 B. have been　　　　　 C. having been　　　　　 D. being

25. Next time you have to prepare a speech, try applying one or more of these techniques and see if you have_____ it takes to be a winning speechwriter.

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

24. ________ the latest estimates, insects account for probably 4 to 6 million of the species of creatures living on the planet.

　A. Owing to　　 　 B. According to　 　 C. In spite of　　 　 D. In case of

23. The first time Johnson went to Spain, he managed to make himself ____ with his ____ Spanish.

　A. understand; broken　　　　　　　 B. understood; break　

　C. understood; broken　　　　　　　　　 D. understand; break

22. --- I bet someone stole my backpack.

　　 --- Well, you _____ have kept an eye on it.

　　 A. may　　　　 B. can　　　　 C. would　　　　 　 D. should

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. It is ___ honor for anyone to be elected ____ manager of such an important department.

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