Roger had just walked into his office and that was when he was told that his plan had finally been approved. Which of the following can be instead of the underlined(划线的) part to make the sentence better.

A．and then they told him                   B．when it was learned by him

C．and then he learned                     D．when he learned

Many approaches have been _______ to control the spread of H7N9 Bird Flu.

A．adapted          B．employed         C．negotiated         D．accessed

--David, are you 1istening to me?

---Sorry, Dad. I _______ to make sense of what the reporter said.

A．was trying         B．have tried         C．am trying          D．tried

The sleeping baby would be scared _______ a sudden loud noise.

A．was there                             B．there was

C．should there be                         D．there should be

Stephen Hawking believes that the earth is unlikely to be the only planet _______ life has developed gradually.

A．that              B．where            C．which            D．whose

 Our manager ________ for Shanghai in a few days and he has asked me to find out when the earliest plane ________ next Wednesday.

A．is leaving; takes off                      B．will leave; is taking off

C．leaves; will take off                      D．is to leave; is going to take off

 As time went by, the plan stuck ________ fairly practical.

A．to prove          B．to proved         C．to proving         D．to proves

--Why do you choose to work in an international travel agency?

---Well, you know, English is my ________. So it is my best choice.

A．strength          B．talent             C．ability            D．skill

-- Sorry, it's already 6 o’clock. I have to be off for an appointment.

--- OK. ________.  

A．It couldn’t be better                    B．You really have me there

C．Let’s call it a day                       D．Take your time

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

While attending a conference, I returned to my hotel room late one rainy evening．The overhead light outside my door was  1  and I had difficulty finding the keyhole．When I finally  2  to open the door, I  3  around the wall for a light switch．I found a  4  where a switch was once installed．．．but no switch．

No discouraged easily, I remembered seeing a  5  by the bed when I put away my luggage  6  in the day．I found the bed in the dark and felt around until I found the lamp, but when I switched it on,  7  happened! Now what?

Though I knew that it was dark outside my window  8  the outdoor light was burned out, I thought that  9  if I opened the curtains I might be able to use the light from the  10  to find another lamp．So I  11  my way slowly across the room to the curtains and．．．no draw-string!

I finally stumbled （跌跌撞撞） around until I found a desk lamp that actually  12 ! That evening I discovered in a whole new way just how dark the world can be and how necessary  13  is．

But even more necessary than  14  light is the light that shines from people—the light of

love, sympathy and 15 ．Because, for many people, the world is a dark and  16  place．

It is the shining that is important, for someone today just may be stumbling in discouragement or fear and in  17  of some light．

So let your light shine．Whatever light you  18  may be a beacon （灯塔） of hope and encouragement in someone’s darkness．And if you feel that your light is 19  a candle in a forest, remember this—there isn’t enough darkness in the world to 20  the light of one small candle．

1.                A．broken         B．burning         C．shining   D．smooth

2.                A．managed       B．attempted       C．succeeded    D．meant

3.                A．touched        B．felt            C．turned   D．looked

4.                A．light           B．plate           C．lamp D．signal

5.                A．lamp           B．switch          C．desk D．window

6.                A．later           B．earlier          C．sooner   D．first

7.                A．something      B．everything      C．nothing   D．anything

8.                A．since          B．unless          C．when D．although

9.                A．certainly        B．surely          C．absolutely D．perhaps

10.               A．stars           B．room          C．street D．shop

11.               A．forced         B．made          C．struggled  D．pushed

12.               A．closed         B．failed          C．did   D．worked

13.               A．love           B．thinking        C．dream D．light

14.               A．spiritual        B．physical        C．mental    D．inner

15.               A．faith           B．soul           C．mind D．attention

16.               A．mixed          B．fancy          C．lonely D．complicated

17.               A．lack           B．favor          C．need D．face

18.               A．offer           B．receive         C．devote    D．throw

19.               A．only           B．even           C．ever  D．much

20.               A．give out        B．leave out       C．take out   D．put out