29. There are so many letters here and it is difficult for him to ______.

   A. hold them out      B. work them out   C. come them out   D. sort them out

28. Recently I have bought a second-hand car, ______ is very reasonable.

   A. which price                             B. the price of which

   C. and the price of which               D. its price

27. Old Smith has lived in the neighborhood for many years, so he is ______ with the people here.

   A. curious               B. particular          C. similar                     D. familiar

26. ―Look at my new tie, please! What do you think of it?

―______, it doesn’t match your suit.

A. What’s more              B. To be honest     C. On the other hand     D. in other words

25. ―What’s the noise?

   ―Oh, I forgot to tell you. The new machine ______.

   A. is being tested     B. will be tested     C. has been tested   D. was tested

24. My elder sister always keeps candles in her bedroom ______ she can study if there is a power failure.

   A. even if                B. in case                     C. so that               D. as if

23. It was such a ______to hear that all the earthquake victims have been taken good care of in Sichuan.

   A. mercy                 B. laughter            C. relief                D. loss

22. The lake in my hometown is so seriously polluted that all the living things died ______ gradually.

   A. away                  B. off                    C. down                D. out

21. Wouldn’t it be ______ wonderful world if all nations are in ______ peace with another?

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

20. What’s the speaker mainly talk about?

A. Teenagers’ attitude towards friendship.

B. The way of making friends.

C. The importance of friendship.

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。