“I don't think it’s my _____ that the window has been broken. I just played football with my friends and John kicked the ball forwards the window.”said the boy.

A．error 　　　　　　　　　　　　　B．mistake

C．fault 　　　　　　　　　　　　　D．duty

Mike has an active mind；he can retell a story_________anybody else in the classroom．

    A．more vividly than                             B．much vivid than

    C．as vivid as                                          D．so vividly as

The Day of the Dead, an ancient Mexican festival, is not a sad day, but _________time to celebrate__________cycle of life.

       A．a, the          B．不填, the        C．不填,a        D．the, a

第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s   36  filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so   37   that I decided to write an article about her.

I   38   Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk her career. She   39   and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I   40   I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.

I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there   41  , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that   42   Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The   43   was almost unbearable. I struggled for days   44   draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.

It didn’t take long. My manuscript   45  . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I   46   in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t   47   the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.

Five years later, I was moving to California. While   48   my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in   49  :

Dear Ms Profit,

Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some   50   materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to   51   your story soon.

Shocked, it took me a long time to   52  . Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of   53   writing. Today, I have become a full – time writer. Looking back on this   54  , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t   55   to doubt yourself.

36．A．joy            B．voice     C．speech      D．smile

37．A．proud           B．active       C．satisfied    D．moved

38．A．visited          B．emailed    C．phoned     D．interviewed

39．A．agreed          B．refused     C．hesitated   D．paused

40．A．replied         B．discoveredC．explained  D．knew

41．A．seriously       B．patiently   C．nervously  D．quietly

42．A．blaming        B．fooling     C．inviting    D．urging

43．A．hardship       B．failure      C．comment  D．pressure

44．A．with          B．by         C．on         D．in

45．A．disappeared      B．returned    C．spread      D．improved

46．A．compare       B．struggle    C．survive     D．compete

47．A．ignore          B．deliver      C．face       D．receive

48．A．decorating           B．repairing   C．cleaning    D．leaving

49．A．disbelief       B．anxiety     C．horror      D．trouble

50．A．subjective     B．relevant    C．private      D．reliable

51．A．broadcast      B．create       C．publish     D．assess

52．A．recover         B．prepare     C．escape      D．concentrate

53．A．energetic      B．endless     C．typical      D．enjoyable

54．A．experience       B．success     C．benefit      D．accident

55．A．attempt         B．afford       C．expect      D．pretend

After my husband died suddenly from a heart attack，my world crashed around me．My six children were all under 10，and I was burdened with the responsibilities of earning a living，and   caring for the children．I was fortunate to find a wonderful housekeeper to care for the children during the week，but from Friday nights to Monday mornings，the children and t were alone．

One Friday evening I came home from work to find a big pretty German shepherd off our doorstep．This dog seemed to intend to enter the house．The children liked “German” immediately and begged me to let him in．I agreed to let him sleep in the basement．That night I slept peacefully for the first time in many weeks．

The following morning we made phone calls and checked lost-and-found ads for German’s owner, but with no results．

On Sunday I had planned to take the children on a picnic．Since I thought it best to leave German behind in case his owner came by，we drove off without him．When we stopped to get gas, we were amazed to see German racing to the gas station after us．No way was he going to be left behind．

Monday morning I let him out for a run．He didn’t come back and we were all disappointed．

We were convinced that we would never see him again．We were wrong．The next Friday evening,

German was back on other doorstep．Again he stayed until Monday morning，when our housekeeper arrived．

This pattern repeated itself every．weekend for almost 10 months．We grew more and more fond of German．We took comfort in his strong，warm presence，and we felt safe with him near us．

As German became part of the family，he considered it his duty to check every bedroom to be sure each child was cozy in bed．

Each week，between German’s visits，I grew a little stronger，a little braver and mole able to cope；every weekend we were no long alone and enjoyed his company．Then one Monday morning we patted him on his head and let him out for what turned out to be the Iast time．We never saw German again．

64．The dog first came when          ．

A．it was needed most    B．the mother became strong enough

C．her father died suddenly          D．she was busy on the weekday

65．Which of the following can’t be used to describe the dog?

A．Loyal．    B．Beautiful．    C. Lovely．      D．Wild．

66．The wriier was very         the German shepherd．

A．afraid of    B．grateful to    C．cruel to        D．annoyed with

67．The family planned to go on a picnic without the German shepherd because          ．

A．German was too wild to control    B．German was too young to walk so far

C．the owner might come by to look for it       D．it might spoil the trip

NEW YORK, May 19—A new, more destructive version of the “Love Bug ” virus is slowly spreading across the world, but so far the damage is small compared with its former version.

The new Love Bug virus creates disorder.

Richard Saunders of anti-viral firm Symantec said the virus only affected a dozen companies around the world.

“While it is a nasty virus, it’s not spreading anywhere near the rate Love Bug or (last year’s ) Melissa was spreading,” Saunders said.

“New Love” is similar in form to the Love Bug, which swept the world two weeks ago and caused more than $ 10 million in damages. But it’s much more destructive. The virus appears as an attachment to an e-mail whose subject begins with “FW”

If a user clicks on the attachment’s scroll-like icon（卷轴样的图标）, every file on his hard drive is destroyed.

   “Basically, it’s going to destroy your machine, ” said Eric Chine, chief researcher at Symantec’s anti-virus lad in the Netherlands.

The Love Bug only killed a small set of files, including graphic files. This virus even wipes out the Windows operating system.

Attorney General Janet Reno warned the public at a news conference today to be careful of any suspicious e-mail with attachments. “Do not open it, even it comes from a trusted source.” she said.

Don’t Open That Attachments.

Like the Love Bug, after the e-mail attachment is opened and the virus is carried out, New Love sends itself to everyone in a victim’s Microsoft Outlook address book. Fortunately for users, the lesson is the same as from the Love Bug: If you see a message with an attachment whose name ends in vbs, with a scroll-like icon, don’t click on the attachment. Also like the Love Bug, this virus only affects computers running Windows 98, NT 4.0 Windows 95 with Internet Explorer 5.0 and can only spread if users rely on a Microsoft Outlook address book for e-mail.

       Microsoft will soon give a fix for Outlook that warns people or suspicious attachments, the company said.

 53. According to the passage, so far the new Love Bug virus _________.

 A. has made the whole world disordered   

 B. causes more damages than other forms of virus

 C. is the newest and spreading the fastest

 D. has affected 12 companies around the world

54. Computer users are warned in this article _________.

 A. not to open e-mails beginning with “FW” subjects

 B. not to open attachment of doubtful e-mails

 C. to stop using Microsoft Outlook address book      

 D. to examine the Windows Operating System carefully

55. It can be suggested from the passage that _________.

 A. the mail sent by a friend is surely free of the virus      

 B. the Microsoft Company will take action against the virus

 C. all computers running Windows 98 will be affected

 D. the users can not find the way to deal with the Love Bug.

 ---Did you regret the fifty dollars on the cat?

  ---No, I would gladly have paid _____ for him.

  A. as much twice       B. twice so much    C. twice as much    D. much twice as

 They are against the proposal, for it _________ too much farmland.

    A. puts up        B. takes up          C. gives up          D. makes up

In time of war, different parties tend to _______ their political differences to fight against foreign invaders shoulder to shoulder.

A．pick up 　　　　　　　　　　　　　B．relate to

C．set aside 　　　　　　　　　　　　D．give away

 The prices of the dolls      from $5 to $100.

A. spread      B. move           C. shift        D. range