18. A. uneasy　　　　　　　 B. unlucky　

　　 C. disappointed　　　　　　 D. happy

17. A. took B. cost　　 C. spent　　　　 D. afforded

16. A. seen B. dreamed　 C. spoken　 D. touched

15. -Do you mind if I open the window?

-_____, but I’ve caught a bad cold today.

A. No, not at all　 　　　　 B. Yes, of course not　

C. Yes, please　　 　　　 D. I’m sorry

第二节 完形填空(共20小题； 每小题1.5分，满分30分)

I have certainly seen lots of changes in my lifetime! I look around my home and see mod cons(现代化生活设备) that I could never have 　16　 of fifty or sixty years ago. I 　17　 the early part of childhood in a cottage without running water or electricity and yet these days, I feel　 18　 if there is a power cut for even just an hour or two! So, I have changed too. Things that I couldn’t even imagine in the past now seem quite 　19　 .

I don’t think, however, that people are happier today than they were 50 years ago. We are certainly materially better off than we were　　 20　 most people still seem to be weighed 　21　 　by problems. My daughter and her family are a good 　22　 . They have a spacious, comfortable home with every labor-saving device you can 　23　 . There’s a washing machine, a clothes dryer, and all sorts of other household items which are 　24　 to save time but it seems to me that my daughter and her husband just spend all that “saved” time　 25　 ! They　 26　 relax and are always complaining of being　 27　 and “stressed”.

Children these days have all sorts of “educational toys” and yet they seem unable to　 28 　themselves. My daughter tries to 　29　 the time her children spend watching television but when they aren’t watching TV, they are sad. They play with new 　30　 for a day or two and then 　31　 them once they have gone off them.　 When we were children, we had almost nothing but we were so 　32　 . We had all sorts of fun and games in the nearby woods. But, of course, children can’t play 　33　 outdoors any longer. There is so much crime and parents are afraid to let their children go out alone　 34　 they are injured, kidnapped, raped or even murdered. These crimes may not be directly　 35　 with modern inventions but there must be some connection.

14. _____ is no wonder the building is _____.

A. It; in ruins　　 　　 B. That; in ruins　　

C. This; in ruin　 　　 D It; in ruin

13. Tell us about the people and the places _____ are different from ours.

A. that B. who　　　 C. which　　　　 D. whom

12. The people there were greatly _____ to see every-thing changed over a night.

A. pleased　　　　 　　 B. shocked　　　

C. interested　　 　　　　　 D. moved

11. I met the teacher in the street yesterday _____ taught me English three years ago.

A. which　　　　　　　　 B. when　　

C. where　 　　　　 D. who

10. It’s quite _____ to score a goal in FIFA World Cup.

A. a prize　 　　　　　　 B. a price　

C. an honour　 　　　　 D. a value

9. Not far from the club, there was a garden, _____ owner was seated in it playing cards with his children every afternoon.

A. its　　　　 　　　　　 B. whose　　　

C. which　　　 　　　　 D. of which