56. We are concerned about the p____________ situation in the Middle East.

55. His n___________ language is not Chinese but he can speak it fluently.

通读全文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选择能填入空白处的最佳选项。

An old friend of mine from abroad, whom I was expecting to stay with, telephoned from the airport to tell me that he had arrived. I was still at the __21___at the time, but I had made arrangement properly for his arrival. After __22___where my new flat was, I told him that I had left the __23___under a piece of stone near the __24___.As I was likely to be at home rather late, I__25___him to go into the kitchen and help__26___to food and drink.

　 Two hours later, my friend telephoned me from the __27___.At the moment ,he said ,he was listening to some of my __28____after having just __29____a truly wonderful meal. He had found a __30___on the gas stove and __31___two eggs and had helped himself to some___32___chicken from the refrigerator(冰箱). Now ,he said ,he was ____33____a glass of orange juice and he___34____I would join him. I asked him if he had reached the flat __35___difficulty, and he answered that he had not been able to find the key under the piece of stone, but __36___the living room window just by the apple tree had been open and he had _37___in, I listened to all of this in __38___.There is no apple tree in front of my living room, ___39__there is one in front of my ___40______.

21.A.home　　　　 　 B. office　　　 　　　　 C. station　　　　 　 D. corner

22.A.knowing　　 　　 B. discovering　 C. explaining　　 　　　 D. introducing

23.A. lock　　　　 　 B. key　　　　 　　　 C. address　　　 　　 D. paper

24.A. stove　　　 　 B. room　　　　 　　　 C. tree　　　　　 　 D. door

25.A.suggested　　 　　 B. hoped　　　 　　　 C. advised　　　　 　 D. persuaded

26.A.us　　　　　 　 B. ourselves　　 　　　 C. him　　　　　 　　 D. himself

27.A. flat　　　　 　　 B. office　　　　 　　　 C. store　　　　　 　 D. airport

28.A.radio　　　　 　 B. songs　　　 　　　　 C. records　　　　 　 D. talks

29.A.made　　　 　　 B. cooked　　　 　　 C. ordered　　　 　　 D. had

30.A. pot(壶)　　 　　 B. pan(平底锅)　　 C. bowl(碗)　 　　　 D. container(容器)

31.A. fried　　　　 　 B. made　　　 　　　 C. cooked　　　 　　 D. broke

32.A.cool　　　　 　　 B. cold　　　　　 　　 C. hot　　　　　 　　　 D. warm

33.A.having　　　 　　 B. getting　　　 　　　 C. taking　　　　 　　 D. drinking

34.A. wished　　 　　B. hoped　　　 　　　　　 C. thought　　　 　　 D. considered

35.A. through　　 　　 B. in　　　　　 　　　 C. without　　　 　　 D. with

36.A. luckily　　 　　　 B. unluckily　　　 　　　 C. suddenly　　　 　　 D. surprisingly

37.A.came　　　 　　 B. broke　　　　 　　 C. climbed　　　 　　　 D. jumped

38.A. secret　　　 　　 B. astonishment (震惊)　　 C. anger　 　　　　　 D. joy

39.A. however　　　 B. yet　　　　 　 C. and　　　 　　　　 D. but

40. A. neighbour’s　 B. friend’s　　 　C. boss’s　 　　D. manager’s

20. All the people _____at the party were his supporters.

A. present　 B. thankful　　 C. interested　 D. important

19. There were so many people in the street watching the fire that firefighters couldn’t get ______the building.

　A. close to　　 B. closely to　　 C. close at　　 D. closely at

18. Having failed the exam, the little boy ___ go home and face his father.

A. dares not to　 　　B. dares not　　　 C. dare not to　　　 D. dare not

17. Last night Li Ping watched the football match at my home, so he 　　　　in his office.

1. needn’t have worked　　　　　　　 B. mustn’t haven’t worked

C. shouldn’t have worked　　　　　　　 D. couldn’t have worked