二、单项填空（本大题有20小题，每小题1分，共20分）

在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。

(   )26. ____ children in our neighbourhood have ____ good time on ____ Children’s Day

  A. /, a, the      B. The, a, /         C. a, the, /        D. /, /, the

(   )27. Living in the city has many ____ such as good schools, big shopping centers and so on.

  A. advantages         B. activities    C. difficulties   D.communications

(   )28. He played a joke ____ me ____ pretending he had lost his passport.

  A. at, for    B. in, about    C to, with   D on, by

(   )29. They really enjoy the ____ air in the morning in the countryside.

  A. freshest       B. more fresh     C. fresh         D. much fresher

(   )30. My brother has been _____ a job since half a year ago, but he hasn’t ____one yet.

  A. looking forward to, looked  B. looking after, got  C. looking for, found     D. looking up, seen

(   )31. You ____ explain, everything is proved .

  A. mustn’t     B. needn’t      C. don’t need     D. shouldn’t

(   )32. – Have you made any progress in your research?

-- Not yet, but I ____ soon.

  A. will make it     B. had made it   C. am making it  D. make it