EX-99.1.1 3 file003.txt GRANT THORNTON CONSENT CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM We have issued our report dated April 22, 2008, accompanying the financial statements of Van Kampen Merritt Blue Chip Opportunity Trust, Series 2 (included in Van Kampen Merritt Equity Opportunity Trust, Series 2) as of December 31, 2007, and for each of the three years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2007, contained in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 15 to Form S-6 (File No. 33-55786) and Prospectus. We hereby consent to the use of the aforementioned report in this Post-Effective Amendment and Prospectus and to the use of our name as it appears under the caption "Other Matters-Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm". GRANT THORNTON LLP New York, New York April 22, 2008