When I opened the door, I found my father sitting in his chair, completely ______ in a         magazine.

A. absorbed        B. focused           C. losing          D. concentrated

.________that we should look after the three dogs three times, my mother left home.

       A. Mentioning                                   B. Having been mentioned

       C. Having mentioned                  D. Mentioned

Hello, I _________ you _________ in London. How long have you been here?

A. don’t know; were         B. didn’t know; were

C. haven’t known; are                D. hadn’t known; are

第二節(jié)：完型填空（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

     A farmer had some young dogs to sell. He painted a sign describing the dogs and began to nail __36__ to a post in his yard. As he was driving the last nail, he __37__ a pull on his coat. He looked __38__ and found a little boy.

    “Mister,”he said, “I want to __39__ one of your dogs.”

“Well,”said the farmer, as he __40__ the sweat off his neck,“these dogs come from __41__ parents and cost a good deal of money.”

The boy __42__ his head for a moment. Reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of __43__ and held it up to the farmer. “I’ve got thirty-nine cents. Is that __44__ to take a look?”

Then he let out a __45__,“Here, Dolly﹗”he called.

Out from the doghouse ran Dolly __46__ by four little balls of fur. The boy’s eyes danced __47__.

As the dogs made their way to the fence, the boy noticed something else moving __48__ inside the doghouse. Slowly another little ball __49__. This one was even smaller, walking with  __50__ toward the others, doing its best to catch up with them.

“I __51__ that one,”the boy said, pointing to the smallest and __52__ developed dog.

The farmer said,“Son, you don’t want that dog, __53__ he will never be able to run and play with you.”

Hearing that, the boy stepped back, and began rolling up one leg of his __54__.A steel brace(支撐板)appeared running down his leg connecting itself with a __55__ made shoe. He said to the farmer, “You see, I don’t run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands.”

36. A. it            B. them            C. dog              D. dogs

37. A. found         B. felt             C. realized           D. caused

38. A. back          B. forward         C. down             D. up

39. A. raise          B. keep            C. afford            D. buy

40. A. took          B. carried           C. removed          D. moved

41. A. fine           B. special          C. ordinary           D. natural

42. A. fell           B. dropped          C. raised            D. rose

43. A. bills          B. notes             C. change           D. exchange

44. A. right          B. enough           C. nice             D. exact

45. A. breath         B. noise            C. cry              D. whistle

46. A. followed       B. run              C. caught           D. hurried

47. A. with care       B. with delight       C. in surprise        D. in danger

48. A. quickly         B. violently         C. slightly          D. happily

49. A. came           B. went            C. appeared         D. jumped

50. A. upset           B. worry           C. help             D. difficulty

51. A. love           B. like              C. prefer           D. want

52. A. most           B. least             C. much            D. very

53. A. for            B. and              C. though           D. but

54. A. legs           B. arms             C. trousers           D. coats

55. A. especially       B. specially         C. powerfully         D. wonderfully

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65. If you find it hard to get along with others, which book can offer you help?

A. Happiness Now                  B. Balancing Work & Life

C. Shift Happens                     D. The Secrets of Relationships

66. All of these books mainly help people _____.

     A. to make friends easily             B. to improve their quality of life

C. to find a better job                D. to achieve their work success.

67. If you want to buy two copies of Balancing Work & Life and one copy of Happiness Now online, how much would you have to pay?

A. $29         B. $23.20        C. $26.50       D. $22.40

 I hope nothing will prevent you from coming, as we’re ______ your visit.

A. attaching to      B. applying to

C. looking forward to    D paying attention to

 After Yang Liwei succeeded in circling the earth, _______ our astronauts desire to do is walk in space.  

 Loulan, once a small, wealthy commercial city, is believed by many people___________over gradually by sandstorms from AD 200 to AD 500.

A. covered      B. was covered      C. to be covered      D. to have been covered

Shirley came to “power” as homework monitor two weeks ago, only __________ this morning, ________ it too big a responsibility for her．

A．resigning; to feel         B．to resign; to feel

C．resigning; feeling            D．to resign; feeling

第二節(jié)  完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas．While most people were  31  their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to  32  early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work．On arrival, he  33  his bike outside the back door as he usually does．After  34  10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike  35  .

The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only tool．Trevor used it to get to 36  , putting in 60-hour weeks to  37  his young family．And the bike was also used to get groceries， 38  us from having to walk long distances from where we live．

I was so  39  that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story．Shortly after that, several people in our area   40  to help．One wonderful stranger   41  bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up． 42  my husband had a way to get to and from his job．It really is a（an）  43   that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before．People say that a smile can be  44  from one person to another, but acts of kindness from  45  are even more so．This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it  46  our faith in humanity as a whole．And it has   47  us to be more mindful of ways that we, too, can  48  with others．No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone  49  ．And the results can be   50  ．  

31．A．cooling down       B．warming up   C．speeding up        D．slowing down

32．A．get up              B．wake up       C．turn up           D．rise up

33．A．piled               B．pushed          C．parked            D．paused

34．A．putting in         B．putting on              C．putting off      D．putting away

35．A．broken             B．robbed          C．hidden            D．gone

36．A．study               B．shop          C．work          D．deliver

37．A．live                B．support         C．serve           D．protect

38．A．getting             B．protecting     C．saving            D．a(chǎn)llowing

39．A．surprised            B．thrilled         C．puzzled           D．sad

40．A．offered              B．supported      C．provided         D．supplied

41．A．still                B．finally          C．even            D．yet

42．A．Now and then        B．Once in a while C．Once again        D．Sooner or later

43．A．honor               B．pity          C．sympathy       D．respect

44．A．thrown              B．passed        C．sent            D．got

45．A．friends                  B．strangers        C．relatives        D．parents

46．A．weakened            B．spread           C．reduced         D．strengthened

47．A．moved                  B．forced           C．urged            D．influenced

48．A．share            B．connect          C．deal           D．work

49．A．likes                B．cares          C．worries         D．wonders

50．A．short              B．promising      C．permanent        D．temporary