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21. Money plays an important role in ___ _ material world. But expecting ___ _ money to give happiness may be missing the meaning of life. A. a; the B. the; / C. /; / D. the; the 22. It seems impossible for us to read anything without the mind making reference to the framework knowledge ________ has already acquired. A. what B. that C. which D. it 23. ---I serve him three meals a day and do almost everything for him, but he still fails me. ---Well, that’s ______ you are wrong. To give him whatever he wants will only spoil him. A. how B. what C. why D. where 24. Was it _______ he came into the room ________ you were seeing an on-line movie? A. that; where B. that; when C. when; where D. when; that 25. The passengers would have been killed in the accident _________ the driver’s timely decision. A. owing to B. thanks to C. except for D. but for 26. In our daily life, everyone fails every now and then. It is how you react that makes a________. A. development B. difference C. progress D. point 27. ---How is the old man now? ---I regret to tell you he _______ though the doctors did all they could to save him. A. was dead B. died C. had died D. has been dead
28. Only when I showed my passport __________ to go through the Customs. A. they allowed me B. I was allowed C. was I allowed D. was I forbidden 29. Many facts have proved that the world’s economic development is no longer a win-lose game but one in which all _______ be winners. A. must B. shall C. can D. would 30. To keep fit, Professor Johnson _______ cycling as a regular form of exercise after he retired. A. took up B. carried out C. made up D. figured out 31. There _______ be any difficulty about passing the road test since you have practiced a lot in the driving school. A. mustn’t B. shan’t C. shouldn’t D. needn’t 32. Professor Smith, together with his assistants, _________ on the project day and night to meet the deadline. A. word B. working C. is working D. are wording 33. At last, we found ourselves in a pleasant park with trees providing shade and _______ down to eat our picnic lunch. A. sitting B. having sat C. to sit D. sat 34. There was such a long queue for coffee at the interval that we ________ gave up. A. eventually B. unfortunately C. generously D. purposefully 35. ---John, clean your room today. Remember our deal? ---I know that, but I have other plans. --- . A. That’s a good idea B. There is no excuse C. Have a nice time D. Mind your own business II：Cloze Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new 36 in high school. 37, high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts(选拔赛) for cheerleaders(拉拉队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be 38 for her to be selected. Two hours later, the 39 read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart 40 as the list ended without her name. Feeling 41, she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework. Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was 42. She moved on to English and history, and was 43 to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to 44 math for the time being. The nest day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school 45. Mrs. Biden wasn’t as 46 as Jenna. “I’m sorry, but we have enough 47 for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled 48 and left. “Why is high school so 49?” she sighed. Later in 50 class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much 51. By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to 52 at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to 53. High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond 54 a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the 55 fish you can be.” 36. A. processes B. decision C. challenges D. exercises 37. A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Besides 38. A. difficult B. easy C. boring D. interesting 39. A. editor B. boss C. candidate D. judge 40. A. jumped B. sank C. stopped D. raced 41. A. strange B. happy C. awful D. lonely 42. A. struggling B. improving C. working D. complaining 43. A. ashamed B.&n
