The hero’s story         differently in the newspapers.

       A．was reported   B．was reporting C．reports     D．reported

第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”

I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain, 21 you can just wait until we make a quick 22 at the grocery store. I have something 23 to show you. ”

At grocery store,  we 24 some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to 25 your question.” I put one apple of each 26 on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a 27 look on his face. 

“People are like apples. They come in all 28 colors, shapes and sizes. On the 29, some of the apples may not 30 look as the others. ” As I was talking, Adam was 31 each one carefully. 

Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them, 32 them back on the table, but 33 a different place. 

 “Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”

He said, “I 34 tell. They all look same now. ” “Take a bite of 35. See if that helps you 36 which one is which. ”

He took 37, and then a huge smile came cross his face. . ”People are 38 like apples! They are all different, but once you 39 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”

He totally 40 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else. 

21. A. although      B. so               C. because         D. if        

22. A. stop          B. start            C. turn           D. stay        

23. A. expressive    B. encouraging       C. informative          D. interesting     

24. A. bought      B. counted          C. saw            D. collected      

25. A. check       B. mention         C. answer              D. improve       

26. A. size          B. type            C. shape         D. class        

27. A. worried           B. satisfied         C. proud         D. curious       

28. A. ordinary      B. normal          C. different        D. regular       

29. A. outside     B. whole         C. table          D. inside        

30. A. still          B. even           C. only           D. ever        

31. A. examining    B. measuring      C. drawing        D. packing       

32. A. keeping           B. placing           C. pulling          D. giving        

33. A. on         B. toward               C. for             D. in         

34. A. mustn’t     B. can’t           C. shouldn’t       D. needn’t       

35. A. each one      B. each other      C. the other       D. one another    

36. A. admit       B. consider         C. decide        D. believe K

37. A. big bites      B. deep breaths      C. a firm hold    D. close look

38. A. just          B. always               C. merely              D. seldom K

39. A. put away      B. get down        C. hand out        D. take off

40. A. made        B. took            C. got            D. did

_______Quzhou is a beatiful modern city,but_____Quzhou before 1979 was not.

A./; the        B./; /           C.The; the         D.The; /

.—You couldn’t have bought me any present better.           —_______.

  A. I’m glad you like it.                      B. Then I’ll give you a better one next time.

  C. You have a gift for present                 D. I’m sorry I can’t make you satisfied

. The meeting was about to end and everyone was in a hurry to leave when Ted insisted_____

Some questions.

A. on asking           B. to ask

C. asking             D. that he had asked

第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well  41  it, he told him that was all he wanted.

As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs  42  his father had bought the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his private   43  . His father told him how   44   he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He   45   his son a beautiful wrapped gift box. Curious, but   46   disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man's   47   embossed (压印浮凸)in gold.

Angrily, he   48   his voice to his father and said, "With all your money you give me a Bible（圣经）?" He then stormed out of the house,   49  the Bible.

Many years  50   and the young man was very   51  in business. He had a beautiful home and a wonderful family, but realizing his father was very   52  , he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him since that graduation day.   53  he could make the arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had   54  , and willed all of his possessions to his  55  . He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.

When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and   56   filled his heart. He began to search through his father's important papers and saw the   57   new Bible, just as he had left it years ago.

With   58  , he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. As he was reading, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It had a tag with the dealer's name, the   59  dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the word "PAID IN FULL".

How many times do we miss blessings   60   they are not packaged as we expected? What may appear as bad fortune may in fact be the door that is just waiting to be opened.

41. A. buy                    B. afford                      C. make                       D. pay

42. A. that                    B. which                     C. what                       D. where

43. A. house                 B. office                     C. study                     D. car

44. A. proud                 B. hopeful                  C. eager                     D. anxious

45. A. showed            B. handed                 C. brought                    D. provided

46. A. anyway               B. somewhat                 C. somehow               D. somewhere

47. A. number               B. hand                     C. hair                        D. name

48. A. risen                   B. rose                       C. arose                    D. raised

49. A. leaving               B. left                          C. leave                        D. to leave

50. A. past                 B. passed                   C. went                     D. flied

51. A. satisfied                     B. busy                     C. successful                D. lucky

52. A. old                            B. selfish                      C. mean                       D. lonely

53. A. After               B. When                    C. Before                         D. Since

54. A. passed by            B. passed away           C. passed down             D. passed out

55. A. daughter       B. son                          C. grandson                  D. wife

56. A. regret                 B. anger                    C. disappointment         D. annoyance

57. A. even                   B. also                         C. still                      D. yet

58. A. smiles                 B. tears                      C. hearts                    D. glasses

59. A. same                  B. different                   C. familiar                    D. similar

60. A. before              B. if                             C. though                          D. because

It was reported that a 63-year-old man from Hunan Province had won _____ LCD television for being _______ 100,000th visitor to the Taiwan Pavilion.

    A. a ; the         B. an; the      C. the; a           D. the; the

—Have you heard the story of “The Merchant of Venice”?     

   —No. When and where does the story ______ ?

     A. take up                       B. take on                C. take place                 D. take off

In my opinion, it is very ____ of you to buy a car at such a high price.

A．useless       B．crazy    C．unfair            D．firm

-----What do you suppose made her worried?

   -----_____________ a gold ring.

A. Because of losing        B. Losing        C. Lose       D. Lost