第二节　 完形填空

Beijing is a firm favorite(幸运儿) to win the bid(竟标)for the 2008 Olympics, according to the International Olympic Committee(IOC)

The Chinese capital’s bid came first with four ___36__cities on Monday, when the IOC __37___ in half the ___38___ cities fighting for hosting the world’s most important　 sporting ___39___.

The IOC’s executive(执行的)committee said the five cities will be Beijing. Istanbul, Osaka, ___40___ and Toronto.

The host city will be ___41___ at the IOC session(会议的)next July in Moscow. The 2000 Olympic Games___42___ in Sydney and the 2004 Olympic___43___ be held in Athens. According　 to IOC sources Beijing is ___44___ to win the 2008 Olympics bid. The Chinese capital lost out to Sydney by ___45___ two votes(选票)for the 2000 Olympics.

The committee had suggested that only four cities should be ___46___ for the　 final vote ___47___ it is believed IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch ___48___ hard for the Turkish capital to be included.

Istanbul has bid for the past three summer Olympics and Samaranch was ___49___ not to upset them according to sources within the executive board.

Osaka, Japan’s second largest city, was included in the ___50___ round because of their ___51___ financial support for the Olympic movement, ___52___ the source.

Paris is ___53___ to bid for 2012 if they ___54___ Beijing. Toronto is considered an outsider ___55___ Istanbul.

36. A. other　　　　 　　　 B. capital　　　　　　 C. large　　　　　　　　　　　 D. beautiful

37. A. increased　　　 　 B. improved　　 C. reduced　　　　　　　　 D. raised

38. A. five　　　　　 　　 B. four　　　　　　　　 C. 2004　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ten

39. A. games　　　　 　　 B. event 　　　　　　 C. activities　　　　　　　　 D. conference

40. A. Atlanta　　　 　　 B. Paris　　　　 C. Athens　　　　　　　　　 D. Sydney

41. A. elected　　　　 　 B. picked 　　　　　 C. made　　　　　　　　　　　 D. selected

42. A. were completed 　 B. broke out　　 C. were held　　　　　　　 D. happened

43. A. will　　　　　　 B. must　　　　 C. might　　　 　　　 D. should

44. A sure　　　　　 　　 B. favorite　　　　　 C. rather difficult　　　　　　　 D. easy

45. A. hardly　　　　　　　　　　 B. more than　　　　　　　 C. fewer than　　　　　　 D. only

46. A. received　　　　　　　　 B. refused　　　　　 C. accepted　　　　　　　　 D. forbidden

47. A. and 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　 D. because

48. A. pushed　　　　　　　　　 B. pulled　　　　　　 C. quarreled　　　　　　　 D. drove

49. A. careless　　　　　　　　　 B. pleased　　　　　 C. careful　　　　　　　　　 D. satisfied

50. A. first　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. second　　　　　　 C. third　　　　　　　　　　　 D. final

51. A. last　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. strong　　　　　　 C. first　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. light

52. A. spoke　　　　　　　　　　 B. promised　　　　 C. pointed　　　　　　　　　 D. added

53. A. expected　　　　　　　　 B. invited　　　　　　 C. agreed　　　　　　　　　　 D. required

54. A. win　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. lose out to　　　 C. defeat　　　　　　　　　　 D. replace

55. A. except　　　　　　　　　　 B. and　　　　　　　　 C. along with　　　　　　 D. instead of

35. ----- Have you rung Professor Li?

　 ----- Last week I ______ him for our next meeting but I _____.

　 A. rang, forgot　　　　　 B could have rung, forget

　 C. rang, forget　　　　　 D. should have rung, forgot

34. ------Did you remember to give Mary the money you owed her?

　 ------ Yes. I gave it to her ____ I saw her.

　 A. while　　 B. the moment　　 C. suddenly　　 D. once

33. Television has so many advantages. It keeps us ______ about the _____ news, and also provides entertainment in the home.

A. extraordinary　　　 B. important　　 C. considerable　　 D. valuable.

32. Television has so many advantages. It keeps us _____ about the _____ news, and also provides entertainment in the home.

　 A. informed, latest　　　　 B. to know, later

　 C. learning, later　　　　　 D. to think, latest

31. He is so learned a young man that I am sure it would be impossible to find his __.

　 A. same　　　 B. similar　　　　 C. equal　　　 D. reflection

30. ------ Look, John’s fallen asleep.

　 ------ Oh, he ______ too late last night.

　 A. might sit up　　　 B. should have sat up

　 C. could sit up　　　　 D. must have sat up

29. ______ late in the morning, Bob turned off the alarm.

　 A. To sleep　　 B. Sleeping　　 C. Sleep　　　 D. Having slept

28. _____, the bookseller gave him something else as a present.

　 A. To the boy’s delight　　　 B. To the boy’s surprising

　 C. To the boy joy　　　　　 D. To make the boy’s happy