19. A. good 　　　　 B. hard　　　　　　 C. true 　　　　　　　 D. easy

18. A. leaders 　　　 B. students　　　 C. relatives　　　　　 D. workers

17. A. coat 　　　　　 B. smile　　　　　 C. room 　　　　　　 D. heart

16. A. jumping 　　 B. running　　　　 C. shaking 　　　　　 D. waving

15. “Well done, Gina! Not a single mistake 　　　　in this exam!” said the teacher.

　　 A. you made　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. did you make C. made you　　 D. you did make

Section B (18 marks)　

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

One morning I was putting a Band-Aid on a little girl’s injured knee. Her blonde hair was untidy and I noticed she was 　16　 in her thin little blouse. I found her a warm 　17　 and helped her put it on. “Thanks for taking care of me,” she whispered.

It wasn’t long after that I was diagnosed (诊断) with cancer. I hesitated over whether or not to tell the 　18　 about it. However, the children were going to find out one way or another, so I decided to tell them. It wasn’t 　19　 to get the words out, but the concern I saw in their faces as I explained it to them told me I had made the right 　20　. They were all eager to know how they could help, and I told them what I would like best would be their 　21　.

I stood by the door after class and the children came out. My little blonde friend rushed out of line and 　22　 herself into my arms. “Don’t be afraid, Mr. Perry,” she said 　23　. “I know you’ll be back because now it’s our turn to 　24　 you.”

The kids sent me off to my first chemotherapy (化疗) session. In the hospital, the letters from them kept coming until they 　25　 every wall of my room.

At last I was well enough to return to 　26　. As I entered the school gate, my blonde friend was first in line to 　27　 me, “I told you we’d look after you!” As I hugged her tightly, it seemed as if I heard the song “I will always love you”.

14. 　　　　it have been the pressure from the tough task that led to his sleepless nights?

　　 A. Could　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Would　　　 　 C. Should　 　　　 D. Must

13. Last night Liverpool beat Barcelona 3:1. It will play AC Milan in the European Cup final 　　　　in Moscow on May 28th.

　　 A. held　　　 B. being held　　　 C. to hold　　　 　 D. to be held

12. — Don’t blame yourself too much. It is too early to start the afternoon class at 1:00 p.m.

　　 — No, the class 　　　　to 2:00 p.m., and I was still 30 minutes late.

　　 A. will be rescheduled　　　 　　　　 B. would be rescheduled

　　 C. is being rescheduled 　　　　　　　 D. had been rescheduled

11. I bought an apartment at the beginning of 2007, when house prices were still reasonable; but 　　　, its value began to shoot up.

　　 A. long before B. in time　　　　　　 C. before long　　 　　　 D. on time

10.— I’m sorry to hear about Bill’s 　　　. I know he was sick a lot.

　　 — It wasn’t that. Bill made a big mistake in his report, which made his boss very angry.

　　 A. firing　 　　　　 B. to be fired　　　 C. having fired　 　　 D. being fired