Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分语音、词汇和语法) II. Choose the best answer.(选择最恰当的答案) (共 20 分) 26. Don't touch that plate. It's hot!Which is correct for the underlined part? A) /a:/ B) /ʌ / C) /aʊ/ D) /əʊ/ 27. Could you do me _____ favor and pick up Sam from school today? A) the B) an C) a D) / 28. Mr Smith will be free soon. You can wait for _____ in the meeting room A) his B) he C) himself D) him 29. It's a pity that Kobe Bean Bryant, the famous basketball player, passed away ______ January. A) in B) on C) of D) at 30. I think the government should focus more _____ global climate change. A) by B) on C) for D) to 31. It was not as _____ as I thought. After some practice, I could do it. A) hard B) harder C) hardest D) the hardest 32. Don' t worry. Ask your teacher for some _____ on how to prepare for the final exam. A) advice B) idea C) method D) praise 33. It seems _____ that their favourite football team will win the game again. A) possibly B) likely C) certainly D) rarely 34. The parents asked their son to be serious but he always pretended _____ nothing. A) to hear B) hearing C) hear D) heard 35. They will keep ______ the problem with their international partners. A) discuss B) to discuss C) discusses D) discussing 36. I happened to see Jack and Mary this morning. They ______ in the street. A) walk B) walked C) were walking D) are walking 37. Dr Nanshan Zhong predicted that the novel coronavirus(新冠病毒) outbreak in China _____ over by this late June. A) has been B) had been C) will be D) would be 38. When we are on the top of the mountain, we can enjoy the views from _______ sides. A) both B) either C) al...