She wanted to go to the disco, _____, her parents told her not to.

 A. instead          B. but           C. however           D. while

Kathy _______ a lot of Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls.

A. picked up        B. took up        C. made up           D. turned up

Heasked_______ any elephants in the zoo the day before.

A.if did you see     B.if you had seen   C.whether did you see  D.that you had seen asked

You should make it a rule to leave things ______ you can find them again.

A. when           B. where          C. then              D. which

By the time my parents reached home yesterday, I _____ the dinner already.

A. had cooked      B. cooked         C. have cooked        D. was cooked

.I’ll never forget the years______I lived in the country with the farmers,______ has a great effect on my life.

A.that;which                B.when;which             C.which;that                      D.when;who

.Just as I was leaving the classroom, it ________ to me that I forgot to turn the lights off.

A. happened        B. occurred        C. hit               D. struck

.In front of me_______, where many athletes from all over the world will compete for Olympic gold medals.

A. stands the Water Cube              B. stand the Water Cube

C. the Water Cube stands              D. does the Water Cube stand

— How do you find this film, John?

—________________.

A. I find it at the cinema              B. By chance

C. Oh, very interesting               D. I looked for a long time

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分；满分30分）

     阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Once there were two men, who lived in the same hospital room. One man’s bed was next to the room's only window. ___16__, the other man, since his illness was more  ___17__, had to spend all his time in bed. When the man in the bed by the window could  ___18__ up, he would tell his roommate all the things he could see ___19__ the window. He said the window ___20___ a park with a lovely ___21__. Ducks played on the __22___ while children sailed their model boats. Old trees grew and beautiful flowers were in bloom. What a fine ___23__! The man in the other bed would be  ___24__ by the beautiful colors of the world outside.

Days and weeks passed.One morning, the day nurse found the man by the window had ___25__ peacefully in his sleep. She called the hospital attendants to take the body ___26__. As everything was done, the other man asked if he could be  ___27__ next to the window.  The nurse said OK and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him ___28__.

Slowly and painfully, he tried to take his _29___ look at the world outside. He thought he would be ___30__ to see it by himself. But to his surprise, he saw nothing but a white ___31__. The man asked the nurse ____32   his roommate ___33__  to him and said there were wonderful things outside this window. The nurse told him his roommate was blind and could not even ___34__  the wall.

She said, "Perhaps he just wanted to ___35__  you. He only hoped you could live in a colorful world and got better quickly. "

16. A. Unluckily           B. Happily             C. Surprisingly      D. Angrily

17. A. common          B. occasional     C. serious                 D. light

18. A.come             B. sit                    C. jump             D. wake

19. A. across            B. above            C. behind          D. outside

20. A. built           B. stood                    C. faced           D. placed

21. A. hill            B. lake          C. house           D. tower

22. A. sand           B. grass         C. water           D. tree

23. A. look           B. sight            C. form                        D. view

24. A. impressed            B. moved          C. reminded        D. disappointed

25. A. missed         B. died          C. come           D. passed

26. A. up               B. away         C. off             D. on

27. A. moved           B. forced        C. brought         D. lifted

28. A. alike             B. alone         C. aloud           D. alive

29. A. single            B. last            C. first            D. only

30. A. pleased        B. excited         C. crazy           D. sad

31. A. wall               B. picture          C. river            D. window

32. A. when          B. why          C. how             D. where

33. A. led              B. got           C. lied             D. left

34. A. hear             B. touch         C. see           D. describe

35. A. please            B. encourage     C. control        D. advice