38. A. though　　　 　　　 B. when　　　　　 　 C. because　　　　 　　　 D. since

37. A. did　　　　 　　　　 B. felt　　　　　 　 C. sounded　　　　 　　　 D. looked

36. A. never　　　 　　　　 B. ever　　　　　 　 C. already　　　　 　　　　　 D. seldom

35.---You seemed to have been impressed by his songs.

　　 ---Well, not exactly so. It was his way of singing____ his voice that really impressed me.

A. rather than　　　 B. as well as　　 C. but also　 D. together with

第二节．完型填空(每小题1.5分,满分30分)

During summer vacations, I would volunteer at the vet’s, so I’d seen a lot of dogs. Minnie was by far the funniest-looking dog I’d 36　 seen. Thin curly hair barely covered her sausage-shaped body. Her eyes always seemed surprised. And her tail 　37　 like a rat’s tail.

She was brought to the vet to be put to sleep 　38　 her owners didn’t want her any more. I thought Minnie had a 　39　 personality, though. "No one should judge her by her 　40　 ," I thought. So the vet spayed(切除卵巢) her and gave her the necessary shots. Finally, I 　41　 Minnie in the local paper: "Funny-looking 　42　 , well behaved, needs loving family."

When a young man 43　 , I warned him that Minnie was strange looking. The boy on the phone told me that his grandfather’s sixteen-year-old dog had just died. They wanted Minnie no matter 　44　 . I gave Minnie a good 　45　 and fluffed(抖松) up what was left of her scraggly(零乱的) hair. Then we waited for them to 　46　 .

At last, an old car 　47　 in front of the vet’s. Two kids raced to the door. They scooped(抓取) Minnie into their arms and 　48　 her out to their grandfather, who was waiting in the car. I hurried behind them to see his 　49　 to Minnie.

50　 the car, the grandfather took Minnie in his arms and touched her soft hair. She licked(舔) his face. Her rattail wagged around so 　51　 that it looked like it might fly off her body. It was 　52　 at first lick.

"She’s 　53　 !" the old man exclaimed.

I was thankful that Minnie had found the good 　54　 that she deserved.

That’s when I saw that the grandfather’s eyes were a milky white color - he was 　55　 .

34. So many uses have been discovered for this wood ____ the supply of white pine is becoming smaller and smaller.

A. then　　　　 B. what　　　　 C. that　　　 D. which

33. The truth, Sir, is that the old man____ across the street when my car hit him.

A. was to walk　　　 B. had been walking　　　 C. walked　　　　 D. was walking

32. ---Where will you start your work after graduation?

　　 ---Mmm, it's not been decided yet. I ____ continue my study for a higher degree.

A. need　　　 B. must　　　 C. would　　　 D. might

31. I wrote to my parents once a week,____ I was too busy with my teaching work.

A. it　　　　 B. unless　　 C. when　　　　 D. as

30. However, at times this balance in nature is disturbed, ____ a number of possibly unforeseen effects.

A. lying in　　　 B. calling in　　 C. taking in　　　 D. resulting in

29.--- He has to finish the experiment today. He must be in the lab,____?

　　 ---That s quite possible.

A. mustn't he　　 B. won't he　　　 C. doesn't he　　 D. isn't he