Martin was once_____ the title of “Advanced Worker” for his excellent work in his company.

   A. paid      B. prize      C. rewarded          D. awarded

10. -----Can you attend the meeting tonight?

     -----No,            the manager about something important.

      A. I will have seen   B. I’ll be seeing   C. I should see   D. I have seen

As a rule, you can borrow only two books ______ in the library.

   A. at one time          B. at a time            C. in no time  D. at times

完形填空（共 20 小题, 每小题 1 分, 满分 20 分）

 Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength. Here is the story of one 10-year-old boy who decided to study judo (柔道) __36__ the fact that he had lost his left arm in a car accident.

The boy began __37__ with an old Japanese judo the sensei (师傅). The boy was __38__ well, but he couldn’t understand __39__, after three months of training the sensei had taught him only one move.

“but this is the only move you’ll ever __40__ to know,” the sensei told him.

Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy __41__ training.

Several months later, the sensei took the boy to his first tournament (循环赛). __42__ himself, the boy easily won his __43__ two matches. The third match proved to be more __44__, but after some time, the boy __45__ used his one move to win the match. Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the __46__.

This time, his competition was bigger, stronger, and more __47__. Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the judge called a time-out. He was about to __48__ the match when the sensei intervened (阻止).

“No,” the sensei __49__, “Let him continue.” Soon after the match started again, his competitor made a __50__ mistake: he dropped his guard. Instantly, the boy used his __51__ to attack him. The boy had won the match and the tournament.

On the way home, the boy summoned(鼓起) the __52__ to ask the sensei how he could win the tournament with only one move.

“You won __53__ two reasons,” the sensei answered. “First, you’ve almost learned one of the most difficult __54__ in all of judo. And second, the only known defense for that move is for your competitor to grab your __55__ arm.”

36. A. against  B. without      C. except D. despite

37. A. work    B. lessons       C. school D. activity

38. A. doing       B. going                C. getting         D. learning

39. A. what     B. when  C. why    D. how

40. A. manage     B. try       C. come         D. need

41. A. kept        B. stopped             C. risked        D. delayed

42. A. Entertaining     B. Enjoying        C. Satisfying       D. Surprising

43. A. other           B. first            C. another         D. every

44. A. simple  B. difficult     C. exciting      D. interesting

45. A. completely   B. skillfully    C. secretly      D. reasonably

46. A. forces   B. difficulties  C. finals  D. rounds

47. A. experienced  B. learned       C. cruel   D. powerful

48. A. continue      B. control       C. start    D. stop

49. A. insisted B. protected    C. promised    D. replied

50. A. curious         B. funny           C. serious           D. slight

51. A. strength       B. skill    C. arm    D. move

52. A. power   B. courage      C. memory     D. chance

53. A. for       B. with    C. on      D. about

54. A. kicks    B. jumps C. throws       D. movements

55. A. only           B. either           C. right              D. left

---- Did you enjoy yourself yesterday?

   ---- Yes. As you saw, _____ party went on in ______ most pleasant atmosphere.

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

The Three Gorges Dam

“Walls of stone to hold back clouds and rain”

Mao Zedong wrote a poem in which he           (梦想) “walls of stone to         (阻止) clouds and rain till a       (光滑的，平坦的) lake       (上升) in the narrow gorges”. Now his dream has           (实现). The        (水力) of the Yangtze River, which is the world’s third longest river, has been           (利用) by the Three Gorges Dam.

The Three Gorges Dam, which is the biggest                 (建筑工程)in China since the building of the Great Wall and the Grand Canal, has been built                  (控制泛滥)and

      hydro-electric power        (为……提供)the central region of China. The dam is nearly 200 metres      (高)and 1.5 kilometres      (宽). It is the largest              (水力发电站)

and dam in the world and has cost more than any other construction project in history.

Sun Yat-sen, who was the leader of the 1911 Revolution, first       (建议，提出)the idea of a dam across the Yangtze River in 1919. Three quarters of China’s energy is         (产生)by burning coal. In 1993, China used 1.2 billion tons of coal for heating and                  (发电). Unfortunately, burning coal      (导致，引起) serious air pollution and increases             (全球变暖). The dam will generate electricity           (相当于)about 40 million tons of coal without causing so much air pollution.

The reservoir has        (淹没)2 cities, 11 counties, 140 towns and more than 4,000 villages. More than a million people who lived in the region have moved from their homes. Now they’re                         (过着幸福的新生活)in different areas.

The Three Gorges area is one of the most beautiful areas of China and the project has flooded some of China’s most famous                 (历史遗迹),       (包括)the Qu Yuan Temple, the Han Watchtower and the Moya Cliff carvings. About 800 historical relics have been      (淹没). Some of them are being          (迁移)and some are being put into museums.

He cares so little about his meals that _____ will do so long as it fills his stomach.

A everything    B something   C anything    D nothing

 ________ snacks and drinks, but they also brought cards for entertainment when they had a picnic in the forest.

A. Not only they brought        B. Not only did they bring

C. Not only brought they        D. Not only they did bring  

. Don’t play with the dog, Jack, for it _____ be dangerous at times.

   A. shall               B. should               C.can                D. must

. In crowded streets, for the safety of people, it is ______ to drive faster than 20mph.

A. forbidden     B. persuaded     C. required    D. demanded