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第一节 单项填空 (共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)

1. These small victories are ___________ good start towards ___________better future because they are not the result of giving a man a single fish so that he can eat for a day.

A. a; aB. a; theC. the; aD. /; the

2. Great pressure___________John ___________ his mind about being addicted to playing online games.

A. put on; to change

C. was put on; changed

B. put on; change

D. was put on; to change

3. In order to stop poverty, the World Bank has ___________its focus to providing technical assistance and long-term loans to developing countries.

A. fixedB. exchanged

C. transferredD. switched

4. —Do you mind my turning off the radio?

—___________We are all expecting to listen to the noon news.

A. Im afraid I doB. Of course not

C. Why notD. Go ahead

5. My father always wants me to___________each sum of money I spent every week I go home from school.

A. explain forB. ask for

C. search forD. account for

6. Becoming a household name, however, brought its problems for Slater with his every move being ___________news.

A. printB. markC. sloganD. headline

7. We missed our train, and ___________ the next train was delayed, ___________ we had to wait for two hours.

A. on top of that; so

B. as a result; then

C. what was worse; however

D. because; therefore

8. Weve published large quantities of books. This year ___________weve published three million.

A. aloneB. justC. merelyD. only

9. — I ___________my son to Mexico for sightseeing.

—I would rather you didnt do that, for H1N1 ___________ several lives there.

A. took; claimed

B. am taking; has claimed

C. took; had claimed

D. will take; claimed

10. The health official said ___________12 suspected cases of influenza A were tested negative and___________ , so far, this city has reported no case of the virus.

A. what; thatB. that; what

C. /; thatD. that; /

11. Unable to practise their traditions, many young Romans ___________illegal behavior, such as stealing, and were usually the main suspects when anything went missing.

A. took inB. took onC. took upD. took to

12. A young woman saw a pair of fashion boots in a shop that set her heart ___________. But the price was far beyond her means.

A. to raceB. racing

C. raceD. raced

13. The young man___________be slow, but at least he doesnt make any mistakes.

A. mayB. canC. mustD. should

14. To care for wisdom and truth and the improvement of the soul is___________better than to seek money and honor and reputation.

A. prettyB. farC. fairlyD. quite

15. —No matter how much money they have had, some people are never satisfied.

—Yes. As the saying goes, “___________”.

A. A penny saved is a penny earned

B. God will not buy everything

C. Avarice (贪婪) increases with wealth

D. Envy has no holidays

第二节 完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)

I hired a worker to help me restore an old farmhouse the day before yesterday. I was not satisfied with his16at all: a flat tire made him17an hour of work; his electric drill didnt work. When he finished his work, his18truck refused to start; I had to drive him home.