21．If you are eyeing a big purchase such as _______$200 skateboard, spend less and save more until you have _______total amount． A．a；the B．an；a C．the；the D．a；不填 22．______we get on well with a number of people，we usually make friends with only a very few． A．Once B．As soon as C．If D．While 23．The first edition of Guinness Book of World Records _______in 1 955 and _________a bestseller ever since． A．wore published；is B．published；has been C．was published；has been D．had been published；had been 24．----Why did you ask Johnson for advice instead of Jack? ----Do you think it makes any difference? Jack’s _______helpful than him． A．no more B．1ess C．more D．no less 25．Born and ________near Edinburgh，Mollie has devoted her talents to writing primarily for young people． A．turned up B．brought up C．taken up D．picked up 26．The heavy snowstorm in early March 2007 reached as much as 1.5 meters in some places， ________hundreds of flight delays． A．having caused B．caused C．to cause D．to be caused 27．----The old couple are heart—broken indeed． ----I’m sorry I’d rather you ________them of the news． A．won't tell B．hadn't informed C．didn’t tell D．don’t have to inform 28．On the night of April 8，2007，Liu Xiang as well as other nine top athletes _______the title “the 2006 Anniversary Personality’’．
A．were awarded B．had rewarded C．was awarded D．had been rewarded 29．The Chinese yuan rose to a new high _______the US dollar on Monday, China Daily has reported． A．with B．of C．for D．against 30．----Well，I’ve recently started biology．1 want to improve，but I don’t know how． ---- _________ A．You might as well stop doing it B．You’d study it next term C．I suggest you turn to Mr. Wang D．I couldn’t agree more 31．I couldn’t wait for you any longer．I _______，and so I went． A．must go B．must have gone C．had to go D．should have gone 32．The minute you spend _______about the real meaning of _______people say to you may help you a lot． A．thinking；what B．thinking；which C．to think；how D．to think；it 33．It is getting more and more ________for people to perform online-talks in communicating with each other． A．normal B．usual C．ordinary D．common 34．----Is there a shop around we can buy some toilet articles? ----I’m sorry I’m．a stranger myself． A．that B．which C．where D．what 35．----I’m going to buy some bananas． ----Could you please get some for me，too ? ---- _________________ A．Yes．You should do it by yourself． B．Sure! But why not come along with．me? C．No．Help yourself，please． D．No，I’ll do it later． 第二节 完形填空(共20小墨；每小题1.5分，满分30分) 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 I was being interviewed by a senior manager of a major insurance company. I told him 36 that the principal reason why I was interviewing with them was my 37 to keep my family in Boston．My wife of 26 years had 38 died of a heart attack．A job in Boston would help me 39 some of the extreme pain of the loss of my wife and support my 16-year-old daughter．It was 40 for me to keep her in her present high school． I didn't talk 41 about the loss of my wife．Bruce，the 42 ，was politely empathetic(同情的)，but he didn’t ask me about it any further．He understood my loss and，with great respect， 43 another subject. After the next round of interviews，Bruce 44 me to lunch with another manager．Then he asked me to take a walk with him．He told me that he too, had 45 his wife．And，like me，he had also been married for 26 years and 46 three children．From his words，I 47 that he had experienced the same 48 as I had ---one that was almost impossible to 49 to someone who had not lost a loved one．He gave his business 50 and home phone number to me．He said that if I needed 51 or just wanted someone to talk to，I should feel 52 to give him a call．Whether I got the job or not，he wanted me to know that he was there if I ever needed help． We were strangers，and he had no idea if we would 53 see each other again．But from that one act of 54 ，he helped me deal with one of the greatest losses in life．He turned the formal 55 business interview into an act of caring and support for another person in time of extreme need．
