25. We’ll order tea for twelve people on the ____ that all twelve will come.

　　 A. moment　　　 　　 B. situation　　　　 　　 C. surrounding　 　　 D. assumption

24．How long do you suppose it is _________ he arrived there?

　　 A．when　　　　　　 B．before　　　　　　 C．after　　　　 　D．since

23. －How did you how to deal with such a situation?

　　 －Here’s a tip I ___ from my mother.

　　 A. picked up　　　　 　　 B. took up　　　 　　 C. kept up　　　 　　 D. put up

22. Having retired from business, he now _____ himself with his garden.

A. is occupied　　 　 B. occupies　 　　　 C. is occupying　 　 D. is busy　

第一节　 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21. The traditional approach ____ with complex problem is to break them down into smaller, more easily managed problems.

A. to dealing　　 　 B. in dealing　　 　 C. dealing　　 　 　　 D. to deal　

Howard Carter is one of the most famous e___1___ of all time. As a small boy, he was very c___2___ about the outside world. He left home at the age of 17 to search for the Kings’ t___3___ in Egypt. He found jewels, gold and p___4___ bodies of dead kings known as mummies. Howard made his most a___5____ discovery in 1922 in the King’s Valley. He became rich and famous overnight, but misfortune fell on many of his team members after his successful exploration. U___6___ entering the tomb, his lucky bird was eaten by a snake. His financial supporter Lord Carnarvon fell i___7__ with a fever and died in Egypt. Arthur Mace, a member died s___8___ after the discovery. Some people say all their deaths were the result of the mummy’s c___9____. But other people think there should be a s___10___ explanation for what had happened in the King’s resting places.

10. --- Robert is i__________ a wise man.

　 　--- Oh, yes. How often I have regretted not taking his advice!

9. He was one of the only 14 picked from 1,500 c________________.

8. In 1987 Yang Liwei graduated and became a fighter p___________.

7. Yang Liwei is Chin’s first a _______________ in space.