With everything _______, we started our recording to celebrate the times we spent.
| A．considering | B．to consider |
| C．considered | D．to be considered |
26. Talking about buying cars, I prefer a car less than 100,000 yuan to ______ over the amount.
| A．this | B．it |
| C．that | D．One |
Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary 25%
Part A: Grammar 16%
25. ______ good knowledge of several languages is essential to ______ study of comparative literature because without it one can read books only in translation.
| A．A…the | B．A…/ | C．The…the | D．/…/ |
35．________，the mayor's health care reform hasn't been accepted by all the people in the city yet．
| A．As reasonable it may sound | B．As it may sound reasonable |
| C．Reasonable as it may sound | D．Reasonable as may it sound |
34．He glanced 
at the note，_______and went on with the meeting．
| A．turned it down | B．gave it out | C．brought it on | D．put it aside |
33．It was the first time that Mike______the piano at the concert hall and he hoped that his nervousness would go．
| A．played；unnoticed | B．had played；unnoticed |
| C．played；unnoticing | D．had played；unnoticing |