40. A. eagerness B. pleasure C. relief D. worry
39. A. competing B. training C. fighting D. attending
38. A. defeat B. move C. beat D. break
37. A. coach B. athlete C. captain D. judge
36. A. passed along B. passed down C. went by D. went over
35. --- Sarah said she wrote you a letter.
--- I wonder ______ she is writing to me about.
A. that B. why C. what D. when
SECTION B ( 18 points )
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 word or phrases that best fits the context.
Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes. As years 36 , the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister, a young English 37 , began to believe he might 38 this almost magic barrier.
It was a cold afternoon on May 6th, 1954, when Bannister knew he had a real chance. Bannister had been 39 hard and was very fit, but the weather conditions were a real 40 to him. Describing the event later, Bannister said, “On the way to the track the wind blew strongly. As I lined up for the start I glanced at the flag. It moved gently now. This was the moment when I made my decision.”
“The gun fired. My legs 41 to meet no resistance, as if I was pushed forward by some unknown force. The noise from the faithful 42 gave me greater strength. I felt the moment of a lifetime had come.”
“I was driven on by a 43 of fear and pride. My body had long since used up all its energy 44 it went on running just the same. This was the critical moment when my legs were strong enough to carry me over the last few yards as they 45 could have done in previous years. When I leapt at(冲向)the 46 line, I fell, almost unconscious.
“I knew I had done it, even before I heard the time. The announcement came. ‘Result of the one mile… Time, three minutes …’ the rest was 47 in the noise of excitement.”
34. The new law has come into _____; surely it will have _____on industry of the country.
A. affect; an effect B. effect; affect C. effect; an effect D. an effect; an effect
33. ---I’m sorry I broke your teapot, but I didn’t mean _______.
--- Forget it.
A. to do B. doing C. to D. doing so
32. Don’t play with the dog, Jack, for it _____ be dangerous at times.
A. shall B. should D. must
31. ---Do you often attend meetings ?
--- Yes, I ________ organizational meetings at the end of every month..
A. attend B. will attend C. am attending D. have attended