第一節(jié) 單項填空

　　1.He is ______ a writer.

　　A. failure as B. a failure as C. the failure for D. a failure with

　　2.– can you come on Monday or Tuesday?

　　– I'm afraid ______ day is possible.

　　A. either B. neither C. any D. some

　　3.Dr. Black comes from either Oxford or Cambridge. I can't remember ______.

　　A. where B. there C. which D. what

　　4.In the centuries _____, Egypt became one of the most advanced civilizations on earth.

　　A. followed B. tat was followed C. which was following D. which followed

　　5.To enter his house is like ______ a small museum.

　　A. to enter B. entering C. entered D. enter

　　6.The local government cut down their costs ______ 30 percent.

　　A. at B. by C. for D. with

　　7.I'm reading his ______ novel.

　　A. best-selling B. best-sold C. best-sale D. best-sell

　　8.It's rude of you to shout _______ the room.

　　A. beyond B. through C. across D. over

　　9.People are more likely to stay _______ 30 miles of _______ they were born.

　　A. in … where B. at … what C. within … what D. within … where

　　10.After searching for half an hour, she realized that her glasses ______ on the table all the time.

　　A. were lain B. had been lain C. have been lying D. had been lying

　　11.Facts show that as many as 50 percent of patients do not take drugs ______ directed.

　　A . like B. as C. which D. so

　　12.I walked too much yesterday and ______ are still aching now.

　　A. my leg muscles B. my muscles of leg

　　C. my leg's muscles D. my muscles of the leg

　　13.He will have ______ 30 by the end of this year.

　　A. turned B. become C. got D. taken

　　14.Macao ______ its return to China in December, 1999.

　　A. watched B. found C. saw D. noticed

　　15.This hotel _______ $60 for a single room with bath.

　　A. charges B. demands C. prices D. claims

　　第二節(jié) 完形填空

　　My father waved me goodbye and the bus (16)_____. My first country journey then began. The man sitting next to me was a road engineer. He said that (17)_____ by bus was an excellent way to (18)_____ road for him. We passed many villages on the way and stopped once (19)_____ to buy cold drinks, (20)_____ it was very hot. The countryside was brown and dry and there were long (21)_____ with no people or villages in (22)_____. We also stopped once at some road works, (23)_____ made my traveling companion very (24)_____.

　　Most of us were dozing in the afternoon heat (25)_____ we were (26)_____ by a sudden noise which (27)_____ a shot from a gun. As the bus swerved(突然轉(zhuǎn)向) and then stopped (28 )_____ the side of the road, I remembered all the horrible stories I had read about bands of robbers who used to attack travelers on (29)_____ roads like this. Many of (30)_____ people looked as bewildered and frightened as I (31)_____.

　　My neighbor, (32)_____ , reassured me. “Nothing (33)_____, only a (34)_____ tyre. But we (35)_____ while he changes the wheel.”

　　16. A. set in B. set off C. set D. set up

　　17. A. traveling B. going C. judging D. coming

　　18. A. investigate B. repair C. explore D. test

　　19. A. and two B. or twice C. or two D. and twice

　　20. A. because B. since C. now that D. when

　　21. A. extensions B. ways C. stretches D. periods

　　22. A. view B. vision C. sight D. eyes

　　23. A. as it B. which C. so that D. thus

　　24. A. upset B. depressed C. calm D. excited

　　25. A. when B. where C. while D. the moment

　　26. A. waken B. awake C. woke D. woken

　　27. A. sounded as B. sounded like C. sounded with D. sound as if

　　28. A. to B. onto C. at D. besides

　　29. A. desert B. deserted C. dessert D. desserted

　　30. A. the other B. other C. another D. the

　　31. A. as I was looked B. as I must have looked

　　C. as I must have been looked D. as I look

　　32. A. therefore B. although C. however D. furthermore

　　33. A. to be worried B. to worry C. to be worried about D. to worry about

　　34. A. flat B. broken C. wrong D. burst

　　35. A. will have been waiting B. will have waited

　　C. shall need wait D. shall have to wait