Children are taught to respect everyone, ______ race, sex or age. 

A. in terms of        　B. in the face of    　　   C. regardless of        D. in place of

It gives his life a flying start ______ he has gone abroad for further education.

A. what               　B. when                    C. that              D. how

The petrol in the car _____ on our way to the beach, so we had to walk there.

  A. gave up            　B. gave off       　　       C. gave in      D. gave out

The volunteers will do _______ to help those injured in the earthquake.

  A. everything possible humanly          B. everything humanly possible

  C. humanly possible everything          D. humanly everything possible

I wasn’t aware of this before, but recent research _____ that eating too much fat can contribute to heart disease.

 A. has shown    　  B. will show         C. was showing    D. showed

---Mary’s skirt is a real bargain.

---_____ must be in a secondhand shop that she bought it.

   A. That           　B. This             C. It             D. There 

---Must I go to the gym three times a week?

   ---No, you ______. Twice a week is OK.

   A. mustn’t         　B. needn’t           C. can’t           D. shouldn’t  

As reliable parents, they never ______ to give their son what he is promised.

   A. expect          　B. intend            C. manage        D. fail

---Mom, I have passed the driving test!

   --- ______! 

 A. Good for you    　B. Good luck         C. Cheer up        D. Go ahead

第二节 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

     阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将其涂黑。

IF and WHEN often had lunch together. Their conversation always  16  on the things they hoped to achieve and they loved to talk about them. 

This particular Saturday when they met for lunch, WHEN  17  IF wasn’t in a great mood（心情）. After they sat at the usual table  18  for them, WHEN asked IF, “You don’t seem your usual  19  self?” IF replied,“Yesterday I saw a course I wanted to take. If only I  20  the time.”

WHEN knew exactly how IF felt and said, “I too saw a   21   and I’ m going to register when I get   22   money.” WHEN then questioned IF, “What about the new job you were going to apply for?” IF answered, “I would have applied, but my  23  broke down. I couldn’t type my resume(简历).”

“Don’t worry. I’ve been thinking about looking for another job also,  24  I’ll wait and when the weather gets  25  I will look then. I hate this awful weather.”

The man sitting nearby heard them talking about when this and if that. When he couldn’t  26  it anymore, he went to them and said, “I think I know  27  you could solve your problems.”

IF smiled and thought that even if he knew the  28  they faced, there was no way he could help!   29  , IF asked the man for advice. The man said, “Your conversation reminds me of an old   30  : IF and WHEN were planted, and nothing   31   .”

IF and WHEN both looked surprised and began to feel   32   of living their life for the “ifs” and “whens”. Finally they came to a(n)   33  : next time they met, there would be no “ifs” or “whens”; they would   34   talk about what they had  35  !