--Our women athletes achieved great success in the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games.

    --Yes. Few could perform ________, I think.

    A. better         B. well             C. best              D. the best

The storm died away at last with the golden waves ______ the shore in peace.

A. striking       B. hitting           C. knocking    D. beating

The hotel was nice; the weather was hot; the beaches were beautiful. _______ I’d say it was a great vacation.

         A. Anyhow                           B. Nevertheless               C. Somehow                       D. Altogether

It was a ________ match, with the winning goal scored in the final minute. 

          A. tight                     B. tough                               C. rough                               D. tense

It's worth downloading, because it's free and doesn't__________ a lot of disk space.

    A. take up         B. take off          C. take over           D. take in

 We make ________ that whoever leaves last turns off the light.

A. it a rule     B. a rule     C. the rule     D. a rule it

 In order to promote tourism, the local government ______ plans for an advertising campaign.

     A. is making         B. are making               C. have made      D. was making

On seeing the wonderful sculpture，everyone present  _______ a cry of surprise。

       A。 let out           B。 give away             C。 put forward          D。 make up

It’s a common scene now in Chile that families cry helplessly over_____is left of their homes．

      A．that                     B．which                  C．there                      D．what

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，共30分）

       阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最选项。

       It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university．On the steps of one building, a group of engineering seniors gathered, discussing the exam due to begin in a few   16   ．On their faces was confidence．This was their last exam —then on to    17     and jobs．Some talked of jobs they already had; others talked of jobs they   18   get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt ready and able to take   19   of the world．

       The coming exam, they knew, would be a（n）   20  task．The professor had said they could brine   21   book or note they wanted, requesting only that they did not 22__each other, during the test．

       23   they entered the classroom．The professor passed out the papers．And smiles   24   on the students' faces as they noted there were only five questions．

       Three hours had passed   25   the professor began to collect the papers．The students no longer looked confident On their faces was a frightened expression．Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class．

       He looked at the  26   faces before him, and then asked, "How many completed all five questions?"__27__a hand was raised．

       "How many answered four?" Still no hands．

       "Three? Two?" The students moved restlessly in their seats．

       "One, then? Certainly somebody finished   28   ．"But the class remained silent．

       The professor put down the papers．"That is exactly what I   29 ．" he said．"I just want to impress upon you that,   30   you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the   31   you don't know．These questions you couldn't answer are relatively   32   in everyday practice．" Then smiling, he added, "You will all   33   this course, but remember —even though you are now college graduates, your education has just  34．"

       The years have   35   the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught．

16．A．seconds            B．minutes            C．hours         D．days

17．A．interview           B．discussion           C．education       D．graduation

18．A．would              B．must               C．have to        D．used to

19．A．hold               B．control             C．charge          D．place

20．A．interesting           B．necessary            C．easy           D．unusual

21．A．no                 B．either              C．any            D．all

22．A．listen to            B．look at             C．refer to      D．talk to

23．A．Nervously          B．Joyfully           C．Quickly      D．Curiously

24．A．appeared            B．changed                 C．froze          D．stopped

25．A．then               B．as                  C．before       D．after

26．A．pleased             B．worried             C．surprised       D．moved

27．A．Not                B．once              C．Only          D．Even

28．A．all                 B．none               C．one             D．it

29．A．wondered           B．enjoyed             C．hated          D．expected

30．A．right now           B．as though           C．now that         D．even though

31．A．exam              B．subject             C．question        D．college

32．A．valuable            B．difficult                 C．common       D．strange

33．A．pass               B．fail               C．take           D．start

34．A．begun              B．completed          C．failed           D．succeeded

35．A．forgot              B．remembered      C．strengthened  D．weakened