28．______ the sales _______ 10%, the computer company has had another harvest year.

      A．With; raising by                                 B．With; rising to   

       C．As; have risen by                               D．As; raising to

27．Any applicant form ______ properly will not be accepted by the company.

       A．not to be filled                                   B．not filled          

       C．not being filled                                   D．not having been filled

26．I don’t say I am against their plan．But the trouble is   they do doesn’t agree with what they say.

A．what that             B．that what        C．if what               D．what

25．― Where is Lucy?

    ― I can’t say for sure where she is, but she ______ be out shopping.

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

24．The little boy is lucky enough to have escaped ____ to death in the big fire.

      A．burning             B．to be burned       C．being burned       D．to have been burned

23．― Are you satisfied with what she has done?

    ― Not in the least．It couldn’t be __________.

      A．any worse         B．any better         C．so bad              D．so good

22．There is no point ____ further．I think he has made a decision.

      A．to argue           B．argued             C．in arguing        D．argues

21．Clive Sinclair was ______ chairman of British Mensa for many years, which was ______ society for bright people.

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

20．Who do you think made great contribution to the automobile industry?

A．Christopher Sholes.        B．Elias Howe.                   C． Gottlieb Daimler.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：语法和词汇知识（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。

例: Mr. Smith owns ______ collection of coins than anyone else I have ever met.

A．larger                 B．a larger               C．the larger            D．a large

答案是B。

19．What did Elias Howe invent in 1846?

A．A typewriter.                B．A sewing machine.        C． A piano.