第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
If you can’t catch the bad guy, it’s game over - this is the rule of life for computer game players in the cyber-world. But similar 16 might be worrying US President George W. Bush as he 17 for the election year with the world’s most wanted man still out of his 18 .
The 19 for Osama bin Laden has been going on 20 the attack on New York’s World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. 21 has been slow and, with Democrat senator(民主党参议员)John Kerry winning the race to challenge Bush in November’s presidential 22 , the president needs results. If Laden can be 23 before the presidential election, Bush will 24 an obvious advantage.
The American public’s support 25 the war in Iraq has been falling, especially as the Bush Administration cannot find the 26 weapons which it was said were in the country. 27 the way the president’s popularity rose following the arrest of 28 Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in December shows how useful it would be 29 Laden could be caught.
The polls 30 that the election will be 31 , with 48 per cent of Americans saying they will vote for Bush and 46 per cent backing Kerry.
In order to 32 Laden, thousands of US soldiers were moved from Iraq to Afghanistan (阿富汗). Further efforts have been 33 to strengthen Afghanistan’s border area with Pakistan, with 34 inspecting nearby villages more frequently than before. However, Pakistan has denied the reports that US soldiers will be allowed to 35 Laden on its land. Bush’s battles, both at home and abroad, will not be won easily.
16．A．minds B．reflections C．thoughts D．attention
17．A．waits B．prepares C．searches D．looks
18．A．reach B．mind C．box D．touch
19．A．hunt B．change C．effect D．influence
20．A．before B．while C．when D．since
21．A．Advance B．Movement C．Progress D．Action
22．A．tours B．elections C．lectures D．images
23．A．killed B．caught C．murdered D．punished
24．A．accept B．take C．lose D．gain
25．A．on B．to C．for D．with
26．A．banned B．endangered C．worried D．terrified
27． A．So B．Therefore C．Moreover D．But
28．A．former B．present C．latter D．first
29．A．unless B．if C．as D．when
30．A．greet B．address C．suggest D．express
31．A．close B．near C．next D．soon
32．A．release B．seize C．check D．control
33．A．given B．taken C．got D．made
34．A．assistants B．friends C．enemies D．soldier
35．A．search for B．come to C．meet with D．wait for
15．John felt _________ Katherine about the job，even though he didn’t want to work with her.
A．bounded to tell B．bound to tell
C．bound by telling D．bounded by telling
14．- When will you come to see me again?
- Tomorrow is ______ it is most convenient.
A．when B．what C． in which D． where
13．I am quite _______ the plan that we go out and enjoy ourselves on Sunday.
A．in honor of B．in terms of C． in view of D．in favor of
12．Warnings about the danger of smoking seem to have little _________ this age group.
A．impact on B．importance on C．impact to D．affect to
11．I object to ____________ in this way.
A．being spoken to B．speaking to C．be spoken to D．speak to
10．The news ______ Lincoln was murdered filled the American people’s hearts with deep sorrow.
A．which B．when C． that D． how
9．- _______, but can you tell me the way to the railway station please?
- Certainly, you see …
Which one of the following is NOT proper ?
A．Excuse me B．Hello, guys
C． Sorry to bother you D．Sorry to interrupt you
8．To stay safe in the forest at night, we should try hard to keep the fire _______.
A．burning B．burnt C． to be burning D． being burnt
7．It was ____ computer games that cost the boy a lot of time _____ he ought to have spent on his lessons.
A．played; that B．playing; when
C．to have played; which D．playing; /