29．There was a murder in one of the poorest suburbs in the city the other day. Now the police are turning the whole house upside down __________ of clues.

　　 A. in want of　　　　　 B. in search of　　　　 C. in favor of　　　　　 D. in memory of

28．The local government has been accused of not responding __________ to the needs of the homeless in the flood-stricken area.

　　 A. hopelessly　　　　　 B. appropriately　　　　 C. needlessly　　　　　 D. constantly

27．There is no doubt that as we get older, our bodies become less __________ at burning calories.

　　 A. energetic　　　　　　 B. effective　　　　　　 C. abundant　　　　 D. efficient

26．After years of hard work, he has at last achieved his lifelong __________ of launching a newspaper, which is very popular with teenagers.

　　 A. motivation　　　　　 B. appetite　　　　 C. ambition　　　　 D. privilege

25．I can’t advise you what to do and what not to do - it’s a matter of __________.

　　 A. conscience　　　　　 B. comprehension　　　　 C. identification　　　 D. awareness

24．After hours of searching, their patience was __________ and they found what they were looking for.

　　 A. confirmed　　　　　　 B. evaluated　　　　　　 C. promoted　　　　 D. rewarded

23．Despite the fact that all three teams __________ different approaches to the problem, they were

all immediate successes.

　　 A. adapted　　　　　 B. adopted　　　　　 C. acquired　　　　 D. approved

22．Elizabeth took up writing while she was at college and regularly __________ the college magazine, which benefited her later career a lot.

　　 A. went for　　　　 B. appealed to　　　　　 C. contributed　 to　　　 D. looked out for

第一节：单项选择(共10小题；每小题1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涂黑。

21．I don’t think all this bad language on TV should be allowed; there are certain standards that

should be __________.

　　 A. kept up　　　　　 B. kept down　　　　　　 C. kept out　　　　 D. kept off

4. 书信写作常用的惯用语

(49) 在信的开头常用以下客套话：

How are you?

How are you getting on recently?

How are you getting on/ along with …?

当给别人复信时，可以用：

Many thanks for your last kind letter.

I must apologize for not replying to your last letter at once.

(50) 在信的结尾时可以用以下语言。

Best wishes /regards to you!

Good luck to you!

Please give my best wishes to …

Looking forward to hearing from you!

Wish you good health and happiness!