第二节语法和词汇知识（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。
With the price of ______ petrol rising, the bicycle may become ______ popular means of transportation again.
A. the; a B. the; the C. /; a D. /; the
27. I think that his advice is well worth __.
| A．valuing | B．to be valued | C．of being valued | D．values |
26. Only after we left the building ______ how dangerous the situation had been.
| A．was I realized | B．I realized | C．did I realize | D．I was realized |
24. In my opinion, you must try some of her home-made wine. It’s quite an unforgettable ___.
| A．experiment | B．experience | C．effort | D．skill |
第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
21. —What do you think of the five doll mascots for the 2008 Olympic Games?
—______, they are lovely, but I really do not know what they mean.
| A．To tell the truth | B．I’m afraid | C．Unfortunately | D．It’s a pity |
The thing that_____ is not whether you fail or not, but whether you try or not.
| A．cares | B．considers | C．minds | D．matters |