24. A. sick　　　　 B. ashamed　　　　 C. afraid　　　 D. tired

23. A. noticed　　 B. greeted　　　　 C. accepted　　 D. met

22. A. would　　　 B. could　　　　　 C. should　　　 D. must

21. A. enjoyment　 B. disappointment　 C. surprise　　 D. excitement

20. ______his father came back from work _____his homework.

A. Not until; he did　　　　　　　　 B. It wasn’t until; when he did

C. It was until; that he didn’t do　　　 D.　 It wasn’t until; that he did

III．完形填空(共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分)

A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s __21__, she said she would go. This __22__ be the first time that his classmates and teacher __23__ his mother and he felt __24__ of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar(疤痕)that __25__ nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to __26__ why or how she got the scar.

At the meeting, the people were __27__ by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother __ 28__ the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed(尴尬)and __29 __ himself from everyone. He did, however, get within __30__of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.

The teacher asked __31__, “How did you get the scar on your face?”

The mother replied, “__32__ my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was _33__ afraid to go in because the fire was __34__，so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked __35__ but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us. ” She __36__ the burned side of her face. “This scar will be __37__, but to this day, I have never __38__ what I did. ”

At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great __39__ of the sacrifice(牺牲)that his mother had made for him. He held her hand _40__ for the rest of the day.

19. ______in diving suits, they walk around in this magic world, lighted by the lamps of the ship.

A. Dressing　　 B. Dressed　　 C. To dress　　 D. Being dressed

18. Later, I wanted to return home but couldn’t find a company _____I could use _____I had learnt.

A. that; that　　 B. when; what　　 C. where; what　　 D. where; that

17. They are said 　　　　an office building now on the other side of the river, which will be completed next year.

A. to be building　　　　　 B. building　　　　　　　　　 C. to be built　　　　　　　　 D. build

16. On the way back home from the ball, she suddenly found her necklace_____.

A. missed　 B. losing　　 C. gone　 D. be stolen

15. Some experts demanded that children _______time for sleep and play.

A. give　　 B. should give　　 C. would give　 D. be given