Our ancestors celebrated          birth of           child by giving away red eggs.

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

All our officers are trained to____themselves against knife attacks.

A. defend         B. prevent          C. preserve          D. struggle

 There were a lot of people standing at the door and the small girl couldn’t get _______      

 A. between       B. through        C. across           D. beyond

On August 26, 1999, New York City experienced a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets to __36__ and the subway system almost came to a stop.

    Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were __37__ to go home. Some battled to __38__ a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the __39__ bravely, walking miles to get to work.

    I __40__ to be one of the people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most __41__ had stopped. After making my way __42__ crowds of people, I finally found a subway line that was __43__. Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to __44__ the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the __45__. So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switch back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like an forever, the train __46__ my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I finally got to my office, I was __47__ through, exhausted and __48__.

     My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm，I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer __49__ I received an email from Garth, my Director:

    I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and __ 50__ reported to work. It is always reassuring(令人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their __51__ to their jobs. Thank you.

Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that __52__ message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of __53__ can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic __54__ had made me tied and upset. But Garth’s words immediately__55__ me and put a smile back on my face.

36. A. break                  B. flood                C. sink                  D. crash

37. A. forced                B. refused              C. adjusted            D. gathered

38. A. order                  B. pay                   C. call                   D. search

39. A. climate               B. scenery             C. storm                D. burden

40. A. used                   B. promised           C. deserved            D. happened

41. A. practice                     B. routine                     C. process              D. service

42. A. to                       B. through             C. over                  D. for

43. A. operating            B. cycling              C. turning              D. rushing

44. A. check                 B. carry                 C. find                  D. board

45. A. street          B. ground              C. floor                 D. platform

46. A. paused                B. crossed              C. reached             D. parked

47. A. wet                    B. weak                 C. sick                  D. hurt

48. A. ashamed             B. discouraged              C. surprised           D. puzzled

49. A. while                  B. when                C. where               D. after

50. A. hardly                B. casually             C. absolutely          D. eventually

51. A. devotion             B. donation            C. connection         D. reaction

52. A. accurate                     B. urgent               C. brief                 D. humorous

53. A. promise                     B. appreciation       C. advice               D. guidance

54. A. troubles                     B. signals                     C. rules                 D. signs

55. A. corrected            B. supported          C. amazed             D. refreshed

Then _______ we had been looking forward to.

       A．came the hour                                     B．the hour came

       C．comes the hour                                    D．the hour is coming

I am afraid I am not fit for the job, because it is one         requires a lot of patience.

A．who                B．that           C．what           D．where

________ everyone else wouldn’t go to the mountain area, he went without a second thought.

　　   A. As long as　　　　　　　　　　 B. While

C. Where　　　　　　　　　　　　D. In spite of

—Do you think David will fail in the maths exam again?

—_________.

A．No, I don’t believe it   B．I hope not

C．I expect not                                                D．I don’t suppose it

（2004江苏卷, 28）. -- You haven't lost the ticket, have you?

-- _________. I know it's not easy to get another one at the moment.

A. I hope not   B. Yes, I have   C. I hope so         D. Yes, I’m afraid so

To tell the truth, I won’t go to the party_______.

A. so as to invite   B. even if invited   C. if inviting    D. if invite