1. Of the two brothers, Bill is ______ younger one, and he is a quiet boy, ______ that most adults like very much. A. the; one B. a ; the one C. a; one D. the ; the one 2. ---Mom, I’ m going to the graduation dance tonight but I don’ t think I look attractive enough. ---Oh, darling, don’ t worry. ______. A. They don’t know what beauty is B. Nobody will care about it C. You look perfect the way you are D. Impossible is nothing[来源:学#科#网Z#X#X#K] 3. On hearing the news, the girl rushed out without hesitation, ______ the luggage ______ on the floor, and ______ in the dark. A. left, lied, disappeared B. leaving, lying, disappeared C. leaving, lie, disappeared D. left, lay, disappear 4. ---I did really well in the examination, Li Ke. ---I did ______. I got full mark. A. no less B. not less C. not worse D. no worse 5. Considering his health, I advise him to ______ an hour or two each day to work out. A. set about B. set off C. set up D. set aside 6. I don’t understand how you got a ticket. I always ______ you ______ a careful driver. A. think; are B. am thinking; are C. thought; were D. think; were 7. I ______ the poor rabbit, but I didn’t have the right drugs with me at that moment.
A. saved B. had saved C. could save D. could have saved 8. ______, a small advertisement held my attention, which read “Easy job. Good wages. No experience necessary.” A. Looking through the newspaper B. While I was looking through the news paper C. To look through the newspaper D. I was looking through the newspaper 9. ______ has recently been done to provide more buses for the people, a shortage of public vehicles remains a serious problem. A. What B. Though what C. In s pite of what D. However what 10. ---Where did you first meet your boyfriend? ---It was in the department store ______ he worked. A. which B. that C. where D. what 11. The soldier raised his gun and calmly ______ it at the enemy commander, fired. A. aiming B. aimed C. to aim D. aim 12. His answer was so confusing that I could hardly make any ______ of it at all. A. meaning B. sense C. idea D. significance 13. The first decade in the 21st century ______ the rapid rise of China as a world economic power. A. witness B. has witnessed C. will witness D. have witnessed 14. With more than 17000 islands, ______ only 6000 are inhabited, Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelago(岛国). A. on which B. for which C. of which D. along which 15. ---What do you think of Peter? ---He ______ be really difficult to get along with even though he’s a nice person in general. A. shall B. should C. must D. can 16. I think you should go back to your ______ plan, which is much more practical than the present one. A. random B. original C. abstract D. ridiculous 17. Student loan is supposed to provide financial support for people who would ______ not be able to go to college. A. therefore B. meanwhile C. otherwise D. nevertheless 18. Exciting as its special effects are ______, there is too much violence in the film. A. to watch B. to be watched C. watching D. being watched 19. The boss was accused of having a ______ against his female employees. A. prejudice B. reputation C. symptom D. profession 20. ---Haven’t seen you for ages! Do you still work in Guangzhou? ---______. It’s two years since I worked there. A. Yes, I have B. Yes, I do C. No, I haven’t D. No, I don’t
第二节 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21 – 40 各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C, 和D）中，选出最佳选项。[来源:学#科#网Z#X#X#K] In American parents usually think that their child should not have more pocket money than the children with whom he regularly connects even if they are wealthier. But 21 are children expected to compare with the richer 22 a large family, heavy responsibilities, or other conditions make it 23 to give a child less spending money than is customary（惯例的）in the neighborhood. 24 the pocket money is, its entire use is not controlled by the 25 , because a child learns to use money correctly only through 26 it himself. If a seven-year-old child gets a quarter as a week pocket money and is made to put it all i n his piggy bank to 27 it up, he gets no idea what the 28 use for the money is. He gets the shinny coins and they soon 29 . The idea of a bank account is too early for so 30 a child, although he can be made to understand and 31 saving his coins---not all of them, only a part of what he receives---to buy something he especially wants. 32 he is eight, he is old enough to take part in the 33 of his own saving account, parents may take him to the bank, open a saving account for him, and 34 him to put a certain quantity of any checks that he receives as 35 into the bank and watch his bank savings 36 as entry by entry is made. He will be saving, earning, and spending 37 qu
