42.(D) A.left　　　　 B.went　　　　　　 C.hurried　　　　　 D.hesitated

(D)43. A.important　　　 B.serious　　　 C.careful　　 D.rapid

40.(B) A.remembering　　　 B.regretting　　　　 C.refusing　　 D.receiving

(A)41. A.make　　　 B.put　　　　　　 C.set　　　　 D.take

38.(D) A.bear　 　　　B.monkey　　　　　 C.elephant　　　　 D.lion

(C)39. A.directly　　　　 B.immediately　　　 C.separately　　　 D.deeply

36.(B) A.anywhere　　　　 B.everywhere　　　　 C.somewhere　　　 D.nowhere

(A)37. A.limited　　 B.spared　　　 C.lengthened　　　 D.permitted

34.(C) What is Tom up to？ He’s seldom turned in his assignments these days， 　　 ？

A.is he　　 B.isn’t he　　 C.has he　　 D.hasn’t he

(B)35. -We are reading advertisement after advertisement for a suitable decoration company to get my apartment redecorated.

-So 　　 I before I finally fixed on Oriental， a reliable and experienced company.

A.have　　 B.had　　 D.am　　 D.was

SECTION B (18 marks)

Directions： For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A， B， C and D.Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.

Two friends visited the zoo together. The zoo was very large and it was impossible to go　 　36　. They had to decide where and which animal to visit as their time was　 　37　. So both of them agreed not to repeat the journey after choosing a branch road at every fork.

A road sign at the first fork indicated one way to the　 　38　　 quarters and the other to the tiger hill. They decided on the former after a brief discussion because lions were “the king of the grassland”. The second showed a division going　 　39　　 to the panda and the peacock.　　　　 They favored panda as it was the nation’s treasure and went its way. Thus they made choices all along the way and each choice meant a rejection that they couldn’t help　 　40　 . But they had to　　 　41　　 it， and immediately， for it brooked (容忍) no delay. If they　 　42　　 they would miss more. Only　 　43　　 decision could offer more chances for sightseeing and　 　44　　 possible regret.

Life is more or less like this-alternatives often occur that one has to choose， for example， between two　 　45　　 jobs， two fascinating wooers (追求者). To obtain one you have to　 　46　　 the other-you can only get　 　47　　 of it. If you spend time weighing the pros and cons and calculating gains and losses， you will most likely end up in empty­handedness. Don’t be sad about it. At least you have got half of the desirable things in life-something that is hard to come by.

33.(D) I’m afraid I couldn’t mail you the report until about 8 o’clock in the evening because I 　　 on my way to Guangzhou the whole afternoon but my train hasn’t arrived yet.

A.had been　　 B.was　　 C.am　　 D.will be

32.(A) At the entrance of the hall hangs a picture of an elegant and graceful old woman， 　　 at everyone passing her.

A.seated smiling　　 B.seating smiling　　 C.seating smiled　　 D.seated smiled

31.(B) I spent several years in Spain， 　　 I never learnt to speak Spanish.

A.and　　 B.yet　　 C.so　　 D.as

30.(A) -How do you plan to spend the weekend？

-I plan to go boating in the park. 　　 fun it will be boating in the warm autumn sunshine！

A.What　　 B.What a　　 C.How　　 D.How a

27.(A) When asked which floor Mr. Smith lived， the gatekeeper said there was 　　 such person.

A.no　　 B.not a　　 C.not any　　　 D.never

(D)28. Living cost is rising and by the end of last month the prices of most foods 　　.

A.increased　　 B.have increased　　 C.would increase　　 D.had increased

(B)29. -I hope you can go over to have dinner with my family.

-Sorry， you see I’m in such a hurry， but remember me 　　 your parents.

A.at　　 B.to　　 C.on　　 D.for