The two-week vacation at the end of summer school ended yesterday. Kevin had gone nowhere during his vacation. He had the money, but he hated to travel alone. He used to take vacations with Gary, his youngest brother, but they had a big argument at the end of their last vacation. Each of them had spent the last three years waiting for the other to apologize.

Kevin did not feel good about being on non-speaking terms with his favorite brother. But he was not going to ask for forgiveness when, in his mind, this whole misunderstanding was his brother’s fault.

So Kevin’s summer vacation was spent in his own “back yard.” As usual, he had planned to clean up his apartment. As usual, two weeks later his apartment looked just as it had two weeks before.

He did do one thing new and different during his vacation. There was a new coffee shop on Foothill Street. It served 25 varieties of delicious coffee at reasonable prices, and the staff was genuinely friendly. The shop was air-conditioned at a slightly chilly temperature. About eight small round tables were inside. Outside were four bigger tables. Each had four white metal chairs around it, and several big umbrellas provided shade. Even on hot afternoons, there was usually a pleasant breeze.

Kevin visited the coffee shop four times during his vacation. He always sat at a table outside by himself and read the free daily paper. Each day he was there, he read most of the newspaper articles while he enjoyed two cups of coffee.

Between articles, he took breaks by watching the nearby traffic and pedestrians. The coffee shop was next to a huge parking lot. The lot was for customers of a grocery store, movie rental store, pharmacy, bank, and restaurant. Kevin considered his outdoor seat the perfect place for one of his favorite activities—people watching.

The coffee shop, with its excellent location and coffee, had helped make his vacation a pleasant one. But he knew in his heart, had his brother been there to join him just one day, his vacation would have been a perfect one.

1. Why didn’t Kevin go anywhere during his vacation？

2. What did Kevin do in his vacation?

3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the coffee house?

In our university there are several big parks ____we students can go to enjoy the beautiful scenery．

A．to which   B．at which   C．from which         D．in which

第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分。）
The government wanted to put _ 36_  a big office building in the capital and had to choose an engineering company to do __37__  work. Several big companies wanted the job , because it would bring  _38__  a lot of money  __39__  they could get  it , but, of course, they could not all have it, so the government had to decide__40_ of them should be the lucky __41__ .So they appointed (任命，派)  a  government  official to __42__ the various companies’ offers ,  decide which was the most suitable , and then advise the Minister of Works which of them to choose.
After some months, the choice was _43_  and work was about to begin _44__
one of the companies which had not been successful complained(抱怨) to the Minister . They said the official who had been responsible for __45__ him on the choice of a company to do the work had accepted bribes (贿赂)。
The Minister at once ordered an inquiry (调查) into the whole matter, and after a month had __46__ that the official had __47__ taken birbes. He therefore sent for him and asked for __48_ .
The official admitted that he had taken big bribes . “But ,” he said , “I did not just take one from the _49__ to which I recommended（推荐） that you __50___ the work. I took a bribe from each company and promised to give them the work. ”
“Well, then,” said the Minister, “__51___ did you finally make your choice? Did you choose the one that gave you the biggest bribe?”
“Certainly __52___ , sir.” answered the official, deeply    53__ that the Minister should scold him __54___ such dishonesty. “I was very careful to take __55___ the same bribe from each of the companies that were trying to get the job, and then choose the one that I thought would do the work best and most cheaply, of course.”
36. A. down        B. out           C. up              D.forward
37. A. a            B. the            C. any             D. x
38. A. that          B. it             C. them            D.what
39. A.because       B. if             C.as               D.before
40. A.one           B. some          C. any             D.which
41. A. job           B. work           C. one            D.companies
42. A.see          B. go over         C. look             D.examine
43. A. made        B. done           C. taken            D. chosen
44. A.when        B. while          C. as               D. before
45. A.asking       B. advising         C.persuading       D.suggesting
46. A. proof        B. question        C.result             D. problem
47. A.probably       B.indeed           C.in fact          D.possibly
48. A. a study     B. a discussion    C.an explanation     D.an examination
49. A. company      B.office             C.official            D.building
50. A. should give    B.would give     C.should have given       D.gave
51. A. Why          B.How             C.What               D.When
52. A. no            B.so               C.yes                 D.not
53. A. thought       B.regarded          C.noticed             D.felt
54. A. for           B.with              C.at                  D.of
55. A. greatly        B.exactly            C.nearly              D.not

In our university there are several big parks ____we students can go to enjoy the beautiful scenery．

A．to which     B．at which     C．from which   D．in which

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

   A businessman was deep in debt and could see no way out. He sat on the park chair, with 21    in hands, wondering if anything could save his company from   22   .

   Suddenly an old man appeared before him and was willing to   23   him help. He asked the man his name, wrote out a check, and pushed it into his hand saying,“  24   me here exactly one year from today, and you can pay me back at that time.” Then he turned and disappeared as  25  as he had come.

   The businessman saw a check for $500,000 in his hand, which was 26   by John D. Rockefeller, one of the   27   men in the world! “I can remove my money worries 28   !” he realized. But the man decided to put the check in his safe,   29   it might give him the strength to find out a way to save his business. With a renewed   30    attitude, he thought of some new business ideas which soon led to his success in several big   31   . Within a few months, he was out of debt and making   32   once again.

   Exactly one year   33   , he returned to the park with the check. At the time they have agreed on, the old man   34   , too. But just as the man was about to hand back the check and share his   35   story, a nurse came running up and   36   the old man. She said the old man was always   37   from the rest room and telling people he was John D. Rockefeller. Then she led the old man away   38   the arm hurriedly.

   The man just stood there,   39   . Suddenly, he realized that it wasn’t the money   40   his self-confidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after.