一、单项填空 21. “You must find such long hours very tiring.” “_________. I enjoyed it.” A. After all B. Never mind C. Not in the least D. That’s all right 22. She is getting better by degrees, but it will be some time _________ she is completely well. A. that B. since C. when D. before 23. Your mother would never allow it, and for that matter, _________ would I. A. so B. as C. neither D. the same 24. I’m afraid we can’t have coffee; there’s _________ left. A. nothing B. none C. no one D. no any 25. _________ worries me is _________ we’re going to pay for all this. A. It, that B. That, how C. What, how D. As, that 26. Get out of here at once. _________ not, I’ll phone the police.
A. Since B. If C. Why D. When 27. If the car won’t start, _________ it. A. try push B. try pushing C. to try pushing D. to try to push 28. I asked the boss for a month’s holiday and, _________ it or not, he agreed. A. believe B. to believe C. believing D. believed 29. The new manager started last week, _________ with him plenty of new ideas. A. bringing B. brought C. to bring D. to have brought 30. _________ wine, first you must press the grapes. A. Making B. To make C. To be making D. Make 31. He regards that book _________ one of the worst that he’s _________ read. A. to be, eve B. to be, never C. as, ever D. as, never 32. His illness was much more serious than we _________. A. think B. would think C. had thought D. are thinking 33. Will you deliver, _________ do I have to come to the shop to collect the goods? A. and B. or C. so D. then 34. He has spent little time on his lessons this term, so he _________ to fail the exam. A. expects B. hopes C. wishes D. requires 35. I’ll come after the meeting if time _________. A. permits B. is permitting C. is permitted D. has permitted
二、完形填空 In 1990 a report was published about what the earth might be like 20 years from then on. The report was a result of a three-year ___36___. According to the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2010 is not a ___37___ one. The world will be more ___38___ because the population will continue to grow. The population could be ___39___ 6 300 million, almost 2 150 million more than in 1985. More people would move into cities, especially cities in ___40___ countries. Cities like Cairo and Jakarta probably would ___41___ have 15 million by then. Food production will ___42___, but not enough to feed all the people. Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 1985, ___43___ most of the increase would be in countries that ___44___ produce enough food for their people. Little increase is ___45___ in South Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Poor farming ways are ___46___ large areas of crop land, changing farms into deserts. More farmland is ___47___ as cities become larger and more houses are built. ___48___ will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil. Many of the world’s ___49___ could disappear as more and more trees are cut down. Energy will continue to be a serious problem. The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 2010 ___50___. They only carried out the situation that ___51___ today. By changing the situation, by ___52___ the problems, the picture can be changed. There is ___53___ time for the nations of the world to work ___54___ a plan of action. But they warned that ___
