He’s trained hard for the last two years. It is ______ he did so well at the track and field meet yesterday.

    A. no problem       B. no wonder        C. no doubt         D. no way

Having arrived at the station, _____.

A. it was found that the train had left                       B. the train had left

C. the train was found left                          D. he found that the train had left

The discovery of new evidence led to ______.?

A. the thief having caught                  B. caught the thief?

C. the thief’s being caught                D. the thief to be caught

The number of people invited _____ fifty, but a number of them ____ absent for different reasons.

   A. were; was　       B. was; was　　　   C. was; were        D. were; were

We had wanted to finish our task by noon, but it didn’t quite ________ as planned.

A. carry on             B. carry out        C. work on          D. work out

—I really thought I’d be offered the chance.

    —Oh, well,,Vicky____.

A. you’re right        B. best wishes     

C. better luck next time                    D. congratulations

On his way to the airport, it ________ him all of a sudden that he had forgotten her birthday.

A. hit                  B. knocked          C. occurred         D. beat

Most senior high school students are working hard day and night to pass the college entrance examination, gaining ______ to a university.

    A. application      B. admission        C. connection       D. agreement

The population of Africa is ________ so rapidly as to cause concern of the whole world.

A. expanding         B. circulating         C. exporting        D. spreading

完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

Wings of Angel 

I used to hate myself because I wasn’t “normal”. Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not   36  . I had a severe spinal cord disorder (脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much   37   than others.

I hated going to school and I hated people   38   at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing straight and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the   39   and seeing an ugly hunchback (驼背).

My friends found me   40   because I didn’t let others get close to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life   41   Angela appeared.

That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school — a spot where no one would   42   me. That’s when I first heard her voice.

“Hi. Can I sit down?”

I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face.

“What are you looking at?” she asked.

“Ants.”

“What are they doing?”

“No idea.”

“I bet they’re playing games and making friends. Don’t you think so?”

That was how our   43   started and it didn’t stop. We talked about everything under the sun—the ants, the clouds, my little niche (处境) — until it was sunset.

Then suddenly, she saw my   44  . She just stared.

    My heart sank. What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would   45   me now.

She stood up, pointed at my back and said, “I know   46   your back is hunched.”

I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be sentenced. I begged in my heart for her to   47  , but she just kept on going. “I know what you’ve got in there. Do you?”

“No,” I answered   48  .

She bent and whispered in my ears.

“Your back is hunched because you’ve got a pair of wings from the angels.”  

I was   49  . I looked into her eyes and her kindness touched my heart. From that day on, I started to learn to   50   myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind-hearted friend.

1.A. them               B. it               C. me               D. her  

2.A. sadder             B. shorter          C. weaker           D. slower

3.A. looking    B. smiling                  C. aiming           D. glaring  

4.A. street             B. sun              C. corner           D. mirror

5.A. distant            B. disappointed      C. hopeless        D. unlucky 

6.A. after              B. while            C. since            D. until

7.A. disturb    B. seek                     C. comfort          D. ignore

8.A. games              B. performance      C. conversation     D. competition

9.A. face               B. back             C. eyes             D. wings

10.A. look up to B. catch up with    C. look down upon          D. put up with

11.A. that              B. how              C. whether          D. why

12.A. relax             B. leave            C. stop             D. forbid

13. A. excitedly   B. weakly                C. proudly          D. firmly

14.A. astonished   B. ashamed               C. annoyed          D. upset

15.A. control           B. like    C. forgive                   D. hate