31. -What do you think of their marriage?　 -______, if I were Kate, I would not marry him.

　　 A. Generally speaking　 B. I have no idea　 C. To be honest　 D. To my surprise

30. In the end I lost my ______ and shouted at her.

　 　A. character　　 B. manner　　　　 C. benefit　　　　　　 D. patience

29. She’s going to have problems finding a job ______she gets good marks.

　　 A. for　　 　　B. since　　　　 C. so that　　　　　　 D. even if

28. -Mr Wang, I will go and fetch four chairs for the meeting.

　 -You ______ fetch four; two will do.

　 A. won’t　　　 B. couldn’t　　　　 C. shouldn’t　　　　　 D. needn’t

27. He couldn’t ______ the fact that the money was found in his house.

　　A. answer for　　　 B. leave for　　　 C. account for　　 D. care for

26. I ______ her, but I never could.

　 A. ought to help　　　 B. must help　　 C. must have helped　　 D. ought to have helped

25. I’m sorry, but I didn’t mean to keep you waiting here for a long time. Can you______ me?

　　 A. forgive　 　　B. satisfy　　　　 　C. apologize　　　 D. gain

24. The company was named Gates Hall ______ a man named James Gates.

　　 A. in need of　 　B. in search of　　 C. with the help of　　 D. in memory of

23. I am looking forward to ______ your answer as soon as possible.　　 A. receiving　 B. being received 　C. receive　　　 D. be received

第一节：单项填空(共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10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标号涂黑。21. -Have you heard the story of “The Merchant of Venice”?

　 -No. When and where does the story ______ ?

　　 A. take up　 　B. take on　　　　 C. take place　　 D. take off

22. People need eight hours for sleep every day but it ______to be proved whether it is

　 true or not.

　 A. remains　　 B. stays　　 C. lives　　tinues