27. Though____________of the danger of walking alone in the street at night, he wouldn’t have anyone accompany him.

28. It is only when agriculture is fully developed___________industry can have abundant materials and markets.

29. My father, who values honesty__________all things, never allows us to tell lies.

30.________some English-learning websites if you are free, and you will learn a lot about how to study English.

31. To our surprise, they decided to________their differences and try to face the coming global problems together.

32. ---What can I do for you ?

---_______you see Mr. Black, give him my regards.

33. In the yard was an old man telling stories, with quite a few children__________him.

35. Between the two mounts_______and they decide to build a ropeway.

三、完形填空（共30分）

In this modern world, we rush around all day, doing things, talking, sending and reading message. We are always on, always connected, always thinking, always talking. There is no   36   for stillness.

And when we are   37   to be still because we’re in line for something, or waiting at a doctor’s appointment, or on a bus or train, we often   38  something to do. Some will play with mobile devices, others will read something. Being still isn’t something we’re   39  .

This comes at a   40   : we lose that time for   41 , for observing and listening. We lose peace.

And   42   yet: sometimes too much action is worse than no action at all. You can run around crazily, but get   43  done.

Take a moment to think about   44   you spend your days. Are you constantly rushing around? Are you constantly reading and answering   45   checking on the news and the latest stream of information? Are you always   46   through your schedule?

Is this how you want to spend your   47   ? If so, peace be with you. If not, take a moment to be   48 . Don’t think about what you have to do, or what you’ve done already.   49   be in the moment.

Then after a minute or two of doing that, consider your life, and how you’d  

50   it to be. See your life with less movement, less doing, less rushing. See it with more stillness, more consideration, more   51   .

Then be that vision.

It’s pretty simple: all you have to do is sit still for a little bit each day.   52   you’ve gotten used to that, try doing less each day. Breathe when you feel yourself moving too   53  . slow down. Be present. Find happiness now, in this moment, instead of   54  for it.

55   the stillness. It’s a treasure, and it’s available to us, always.

36. A .place          B. chance         C. freedom        D. time

37. A. forced         B. ordered        C . invited         D. told

38. A. have          B. find           C. buy            D. get

39. A. familiar with    B. curios about    C. used to         D. interested in

40. A. cost          B. risk           C. loss            D. danger

41.A. play           B. food           C. sleep        D. consideration

42. A. further         B. worse         C. farther        D. deeper

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

44. A. how           B. where         C. why          D. whether

45. A. questions       B. problems       C. phones        D. messages

46. A. walking        B. rushing        C. stepping       D. going

47. A. school         B. youth          C. work          D. life

48. A. silent          B. patient         C. still           D. quiet

49. A. Nearly         B. Ever           C. Just          D. Already

50. A. like           B. decide          C. choose       D. need

51. A. activity        B. research        C. study         D. peace

52. A. Because        B. Until          C. Once         D. Unless

53. A. frequently      B. slowly         C. fast          D. quickly

54. A. asking         B. sending        C. calling         D. waiting

55. A. Value        B. Miss           C. Owe          D. Hold

四、阅读理解（共40分）

A

Linda Evans was my best friend －like the sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, and horseback riding.

When I was 13, my family moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special time －like my wedding and Linda’s. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back, stamped “Address Unknown”. I had no idea how to find Linda.

Over the years, I missed Linda very much, I wanted to share stories of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.

One day I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked a lot like Linda and whose last name was Wagman－ Linda’s married name. “There must be thousands of Wagmans,” I thought, but I still wrote to her.

She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs. Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Linda Evans Wagman is my mother.”

Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much, even after 40 years, laughed and cried and caught up on each other’s lives. Now the empty place in my heart is filled, and there’s one thing that Linda and I know for sure: we won’t lose each other again!

56. The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans_______.

A. at the age of 13                 B. before she got married

C. after they moved to new homes     D. before the writer’s family moved away

57. They didn’t often write to each other because they_______.

A. got married                   B. had little time to do so

C. didn’t like writing letters        D. could see each other on special time

58. There was an empty place in the writer’s heart because she______.

A. was in trouble                

B. didn’t know Linda’s address

C. received the card that she sent    

D. didn’t have a friend like Linda to share her happiness or sadness

59. The writer was happy when she_________.

A. read the newspaper       

B. heard Linda’s voice on the phone 

C. met a young woman who looked a lot like Linda

D. wrote to the woman whose last name was Wagman