23． In Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Li Mubai and Yu Xiulian climbed ________ high mountains, went ________ thick forests and went ________ the big rivers just to get their sword back.

A. over; across; through 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. on; through; through

C. over; through; across　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. on; across; across

22． According to the statistics, although more books ________ in recent years, Chinese people spend ________ time in reading.

A. have been come out; little　 　　　　　　　　 B. have come out; less　

C. have come out; little　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. have been come out; less

21． Experts believe that it will be five or six years ________ the price of houses becomes acceptable for ordinary families.

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

33. [2013·重庆西南师大附中下学期期中]

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

35. - Remember to pick up your little sister on your way home.

　 - _______. You can depend on me.

　 A. Don’t mention it.　 B. No way　 C. Got it　 D. My pleasure.

单选：21-25 ADDBB　 26-30 ADCCA　 31-35 ACDDC

34. Only when I left my parents for Italy____ how much I loved them.

　 A. I realized　 B. I had realized　 C. had I realized　 D. did I realize

33. He asked me just to sit down and drink some water ____ I could say anything about my travel plan.

　 A. while　 B. when　 C. if　　 D. before

32. Patience, without ____ you can’t do the work well，is a kind of quality.

A. that　 B .it　　 C. which　 D. what

31.- Flight MU257 ______, I must be off now.

- Have a nice trip.

　 A. is being announced　 　　　 B. has announced

　C. was announcing　 　　　　　　　 D. had been announced.

30. I admired my classmate Lisa very much. _____ her prettiness, she was smart and helpful.

　 A. Apart from　 B. Except for　 C. But for　 D. In spite of