Policemen think that where there is violence , drugs with damaging effects on kids are always ______ it．

   A．beyond            B．before        C．behind           D．besides

If we forgave criminals, we might become a society of endless excuses _____ no one accepts responsibility for anything．

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

Considering his health, I advise him to ______ an hour or two each day to work out．

   A．set about         B．set off        C．set up          D．set aside

Despite the fact that his scores were good, they were hardly as excellent as a student with his intelligence           .

   A．achieved                           B．had achieved

   C．would achieve                      D．should have achieved

-----Haven’t seen you for ages！ Do you still work in Guangzhou？

    -------_______. It’s two years since I worked there.

   A. Yes, I have       B. Yes, I do          C. No, I haven’t     D. No, I don’t

---I did really well in the examination, Li Ke.

    ---I did _________. I got full mark.

    A. no less         B. not less           C. not worse        D. no worse

— Mary looks hot and dry.

   — So ________ you if you had a high fever.

  A. could          B. would           C. may            D. must

Zhouqu, Gansu was attacked by such a terrible mud-rock flow         few residents had ever experienced before.

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

By the side of the teaching building of our school _____, which was completed in 2009.

  A. there standing the library        B. does the library stand  

  C. the library stands                D. stands the library

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

    阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

    This was an unforgettable and wonderful experience．It happened about three years ago and it has had a  21  effect on me．I would like to show respect here for the two men I do not know  22  but whose actions gave a new  23  to the words — kind and generous.

    I was walking down a busy street on a cold, windy day in early  24  , A homeless man, probably about 60 and without wearing any shoes , was  25  for change on a street corner.

    A BMW car  26  on the other side of the street and an executive（主管）who was perfectly dressed stepped out of the car．He was probably about  27  years old．He was wearing a blue business suit with a deep red silk tie．He walked  28  across the street and over to the homeless man．Without saying anything, he first gave him a lot of  29  and then he sat down and took off his leather gloves（ 手套）, beautiful black leather shoes and his black dress socks．Then he    30  them to the homeless man．The homeless man took them and stared with a/an  31  mouth.

    As he drove off, I couldn’t   32  thinking that it was probably the first time he had  33  the pedal（ 踏板）of that top-brand BMW car with a   34   foot! I stood there and the looks of   35  appeared on my face and the homeless man’s.

    Two men of about the same age  36  very different lives had met and the one who was  37  in materials had offered  38  than his shoes．He had left this BMW car and   39  down from his high position．He lifted up the other man when he offered respect,   40  and real generosity.

1.A．strong           B．bad              C．light           D．slow

2.A．officially       B．personally       C．similarly       D．generally

3.A．benefit          B．attitude         C．meaning         D．award

4.A．spring           B．summer           C．autumn          D．winter

5.A．searching        B．making           C．blaming         D．begging

6.A．called up        B．broke up         C．pulled up       D．sped up

7.A．40               B．50               C．60              D．70

8.A．directly         B．usually          C．unwillingly     D．fluently

9.A．money            B．water            C．sand            D．oil

10.A．posted          B．handed           C．kicked          D．threw

11.A．closed          B．full             C．open            D．empty

12.A．stand           B．delay            C．forget          D．help

13.A．bended          B．cut              C．repaired        D．pressed

14.A．relaxed         B．large            C．bare            D．single

15.A．excitement      B．astonishment     C．sadness         D．pride

16.A．but             B．or               C．and             D．before

17.A．successful      B．careful          C．useful          D．helpful

18.A．rather          B．more             C．other           D．better

19.A．broken          B．fell             C．stepped         D．rolled

20.A．surprise        B．disappointment   C．anxiety         D．kindness