32. A. takes　　　　　　　　　　　 B. spends　　　　　　　　　 C. uses　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. costs

31. A. excited　　　　　　　　　　 B. disappointed　　　　　 C. surprised　　　　　　　　 D. delighted

30. Small as it is, the ant is ______ any other animal on the earth.

A. much as a creature as 　　　　　　 B. as much a creature as

C. a creature as much as 　　　　　　　 D. as much as a creature

第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

Recently I was invited to a friend’s house for supper and had a meal I have never had before.

All the friends invited were a little 　31 . It’s not that Ben is unsociable , or a bad cook , but it’s just that he never 　32 　more than he has to. So how come he was inviting us round for a meal? Had he bought something 　33 　for his friends? He greeted us at the door and showed us into his dining room where a 　34 　table was waiting for us.“Nothing but the 　35 　for my friends!”said Ben. We all sat down and looked 　36 　at each other---what did he 　37 to?

Ben returned with four bowls of hot soup.“It’s a 　38 　of carrots , potatoes and tomatoes,”said Ben. The next 　39 　was also a little strange in that we didn’t quite know what it was again. It’s just 40 mixture of vegetable.

As we ate we chatted and finally the 　41 　turned back to what we were eating.“Was there a recipe(食谱)for this,” asked Marina ,“or did you 　42 　it up?”Ben put his fork down. “What I cooked 　43 what I could find.”Marina was surprised.“But you can find anything in supermarkets these days.”“But there’s 　44 　choice in what you can find 　45 　supermarkets.” He replies.

　46 　that we had all finished the food , Ben decided to tell the truth. He had read recently that supermarkets usually 　47 　away 5 percent of their food every day. So Ben decided to look inside his local supermarket bins. There he found food that was slightly out of 　48 , boxes of throw-away vegetables and fruit.

So Ben had 　49 　provided a decent(不错的) meal for his friends , and made us aware of the fact that there are many poor people who need the food , but the amount of food thrown away is enough to 　50 　millions of people.

29. -Well, Randy is not quite ready to make a decision yet.

-So, ______, we have to wait, right?

A. in other words　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. on the other hand 　　　

C. in particular 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. above all

28. -Could you tell me how to find his house?

-OK. The only access ______ his house is along that narrow road.

A. of 　　　　　　　 B. with 　　　　　 C. to 　　　　　　　 D. from

27. -It’s cloudy outside. Please take an umbrella. -__________. A. Yes, take it easy 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Well, it just depends. C. Ok, just in case 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. All right, you’re welcome

26. There was no doubt ____ it was in the supermarket _____ I lost my wallet yesterday.

A. whether, whether　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. that, that　

C. that, whether　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. whether, that

25. Time _____, I will go there with you.

A. permits　 　　　 B. permitted　 　　 C. will permit　 　 D. permitting

24.　 _____ any biscuits that morning, we had nothing to eat.

A. Not baking　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Not having baked

C. Not being baked　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. Not having been baked

23.　 - It’s a long time _____ I saw you last.

- Yes, and what a pity! It will be a long time ____ we see each other again.

A. before, since　　 B. since, before　 C. when, when　　 D. since, when