30.With the increasing unemployment rate, workers who are 50 to 60 years old are usually the first to be___.

A.laid aside　　　 B.laid up　　　 C.laid out　　 D.laid off

29.Why not describe what you saw that day___? It will surely help the police to find out who were to blame for the terrible accident.

A.in order　　 B.in return　 C.in detail　　 D.in charge

28. Of these two basketball teams, the former come from the USA;the___come from England.

A.late　　　 B.later　　 C.latter　　　 D.lately

27.We met with a strong wind___by a heavy rain on our way home yesterday.

pany　　　 B.accompanied　　panion　　panying

26.I___swim when I saw a sign written by the police.

A.was about to　　 B.would　　　 C.was going to　　 D.was to

25.I don’t know why you’re always worrying about it. ___, you have nothing to do with it.

A.What’s more　　 B.In other words　　 C.After all　　 D.Worse still

24.His father got very___when he made a mistake again.

A.annoying　　 B.being annoyed　　 C.being annoyed　　 D.annoyed

23.Do you think camping and climing is of much___to our health?

A.benefit　　　 B.beneficial　　 C.benefits　　 D.benefiting

22. The sooner we students___to the new school, the better it will be___our studies.

A.adapt;for　　 B.adjust;to　　 C.adopt;for　 D.admit;to

单项选择(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. What___wonderful world it would be if all countries in the world could live in___peace with one another.

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