27． The pirates failed to hijack the French-flagged ship because __________． [A] the pirates failed to board the ship [B] the crew members were all armed

[C] the crew locked themselves in the safe room[D] the pirates found the ship not profitable

28． The ship attacked by pirates near Somalia was a __________． [A] French-flagged cargo ship [B] French-flagged gas carrier [C] German-owned cargo ship [D] German-owned gas carrier

29． French workers and youths went onto the streets to be on strike because [A] the government plans to raise the retirement age [B] the police is battling against the students

[C] they are not satisfied with the parliament's new legislation [D] the public transportation services are terrible

30． How did Taliban claim responsibility for the attacks? [A] On TV．

[B] On the radio． [C] On the website． [D] On the newspaper．

31．

[A] related [B] linked [C] dealt [D] integrated 32．

[A] complicated [B] vigorous

[C] sophisticated [D] rigorous 33．

[A] incidence [B] evidence [C] consequence [D] vision 34．

[A] a couple of [B] a dozen of [C] a lot of

[D] a score of 35． [A] very [B] too [C] so [D] quite 36．

[A] regime [B] field [C] arena [D] district 37．

[A] diseases [B] disorders [C] disruptions [D] dispositions 38．

[A] troubled [B] troublesome [C] diverse [D] dominant 39． [A] tend [B] used [C] need [D] point 40．

[A] Approximately [B] Exactly

[C] Appropriately [D] Usually 41．

[A] offers [B] offered [C] offering [D] to offer 42．

[A] affect [B] control [C] sway [D] impact 43．

[A] assumed [B] resumed

[C] exhausted [D] consumed 44．

[A] affectionate [B] emotional [C] sentimental [D] passionate 45． [A] with [B] on [C] to [D] upon 46．

[A] indulgence [B] exposition [C] exposure [D] disclosure 47． [A] that [B] which [C] when [D] where 48．

[A] before [B] through [C] since [D] beneath 49．

[A] however [B] for example [C] in addition [D] though 50．

[A] informed [B] conformed [C] confirmed [D] approved

51． I have kept my ____car for twenty years． [A] large foreign black first