Li Na officially announced his retirement on September 18, 2014, ________ tennis for 26 years.

A. having played B. had played

C. played D. having been played

________ houses were destroyed in the earthquake.

A. A great deal of B. A great deal

C. A great many of D. A great many

—How long _______in that company before you work with us?

— For eight years.

A. were you employed B. have you been employed

C. had you employed D. will you be employed

The newly-built tower, _______beyond imagination, is called “ The First Tower in Asia”

A. eighty-five feet as tall as

B. as eighty-five feet tall as

C.as tall eighty-five feet as

D. as tall as eighty-five feet

One way to understand thousands of new words is to gain _____good knowledge of basic word

formation

A. / B. the C. a D. one

He _______after a few day’s treatment in hospital.

A. picked up B. made up

C. took up D. looked up

It’s standard practice for senior 3 students like us ________ only 3 day off during our National Day holiday.

A. having B. had C. to have D. have

The young couple, who returned my lost wallet, left ______I could ask for their names.

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

完形填空(共30小题；A篇每小题1分，B篇每小题1.5分，满分40分)

Karen, Judy and I were the last ones back in the school room after lunch and all of the other sixth graders were already playing outside.

“Wow! How it would be to write on the blackboard while everyone is . ” Judy said.

“But Mrs. Eiffler doesn't want us writing on the ,” I responded.

“Janet, everyone is outside. No one will ever know, ” said Karen, reaching into box and drawing out a piece of . Judy also began drawing.

I reluctantly (勉强地）joined my friends, but afraid of being . Then Judy had all idea. “We’re all right-handed. Let’s see who can write their best using their left hand. ”

Judy and Karen started . I chose a piece of white chalk from the box and wrote my name.

“We’d better get this board cleaned off Mrs. Eiffier comes back, ”said Judy, but I found it wasn’t chalk at all, but a white crayon（蜡笔）! At last, Karen got a knife and scraped it. It finally, but we left an abrasion (磨损处) on the blackboard.

Mrs. Eiffler never asked about the abrasion but I always remember the lesson. “No one will ever know” is never . Even if no one else found out, I myself knew.

1.A. useful B. fun C. stupid D. necessary

2.A. asleep B. worried C. outside D. lucky

3.A. blackboardB. book C. desk D. floor

4.A. bread B. wood C. paper D. chalk

5.A. followed B. praised C. caught D. affected

6.A. address B. class C. name D. dream

7.A. writing B. singing C. shouting D. reading

8.A. until B. before C. unless D. since

9.A. broke down B. took off C. came off D. slowed down

10.A. true B. typical C. important D. different.

My wife, Kathy and I moved with our two-year-old son, Nate, to a small native village in Alaska. The small three- and four-passenger plane we took so our little boy that he took his favorite blanket and covered his head until we on the small dirt landing strips. During the months that followed, my son carried his security everywhere. He couldn’t fall asleep until he had it.

The second year, I had a chance to guest speak in Seattle. While I was for the trip, my son followed me around the room. Fine-tuning my speech in my mind, I was a little distracted. My son seemed most about my having to fly out in bad weather on one of those small planes he so much. I reassured him that I would be .

When I got to the hotel in Seattle, I didn’t have time to until later that evening, and I was when I opened my luggage and found my son’s security blanket inside. I my wife trying to find the lost blanket as she prepared our son for . I immediately to the phone to call Kathy.

When I began to explain that I had no idea how the blanket had been packed, Kathy me down with the news that she already knew where the blanket was.

She told me that she had held Nate by the window to let him me drive away from the house. She had suggested that they pray for “Daddy to have a safe .” Knowing that our son would be most the small plane ride, she prayed, “Dear Lord, please help Daddy feel on the little plane.” When the prayer was over, our son Nate his mom，“Don’t worry, Mom, I gave Daddy my blanket to keep him safe.”

1.A. attracted B. cheered C. impressed D. terrified

2.A. set about B. set down C. set in D. set out

3.A. plane B. books C. blanket D. prayer

4.A. packing B. reading C. writing D. discussing

5.A. curious B. excited C. worried D. confused

6.A. enjoyed B. feared C. prayed D. flew

7.A. fine B. happy C. hard-working D. easy

8.A. call B. rest C. unpack D. examine

9.A. shocked B. satisfied C. amused D. disappointed

10.A. thought B. pictured C. talked D. hated

11.A. gladly B. sincerely C. hurriedly D. desperately

12.A. food B. school C. bed D. work

13.A. asked B. rushed C. ordered D. walked

14.A. accidentally B. inaccurately C. deliberately D. casually

15.A. let B. calmed C. took D. blew

16.A. bless B. think C. watch D. check

17.A. speech B. hotel C. job D. trip

18.A. afraid of B. tired of C. worn out D. interested in

19.A. wonderful B. excellent C. safe D. great

20.A. annoyed B. answered C. pleased D. comforted