32. I suppose by the time I come back in ten years’ time all these old houses______ down

A will be pulling 　　　　 B will have been pulled 　 C will have pulled　 　　　 D will be pulled

31. The house rent is ____ higher. I get about half the space I had at home but I’ll have to pay _____ here.

　A. far less; as much three times 　　　　　　　　 B. far more; much as three times

C. little; three times as much 　　　 　　　　　　 D. much; three times as much　

30. The serious tones of the radio announcer shocked Rita. She _____ her cup of coffee and headed for the closet.

　　 　　 A. set down 　　　　　　　　　 B. set about 　　　　　　　　　 C. set up　　　 　　　　　　 D. set off　

29. _______ from her parents, she was left with her two young sisters--aged three and seven.

　　 　　 A. Being separated　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Having been separated

　　 　　 C. Having separated　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Had been separated　

28. -Those are size 44. You might need a smaller size.

-Yes, I ______ a bit of weight. I have been trying to lose weight!

A. will have lost　　 　　 B. should have lost　　 C. may have lost　　 　　 D. can’t lose　

27. -How did you do in the driving test yesterday?

　 　-I had a narrow ______. My month-long practice gave me some comfort.

A. chance　　　　　 　　 B. surprise　　　　　 　 C. hope　　　　　　 　 D. pass

26. -The accident might not have happened, had we been more careful.　

-But we ______.

　 　A. weren’t　　　　　　　　　　 B. didn’t　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hadn’t　　　　　　　　　　 D. don’t　

25. -This returned scholar has become one of the top experts in this field.

　 -Yes, I know him very well. He ______ for ten years at an institute in the USA.

A. has worked　　 　　　　 B. has been working 　　 C. worked　　　 　　　 D. had worked　

24. - Why are you so popular with your students?

- As a teacher, I seldom give my students so difficult a problem ____ they cannot work out.

A. as 　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. that 　 　　　　　　　　　 C. if 　 　　　　　　　　　 D. which

第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)　　

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. The book focuses on _____ tragedy of Ron Williamson, a baseball hero from _____ small town in Oklahoma.

　 　　 A. a; the　　　 　　　　　　 B. the; the　　　 　　　　　 C. the; a　　　 　　　　　　　 D. /; a　　 

22. Generally speaking, being hard-working is just ______ it takes you to be successful in your career.

　　 　 A. what　　　　　　 　　　 B. that　　　　　　 　　　　 C. where　　　　　　 　　 D. which

23. -What does "___________" mean?
　-That means, the things that people do mean more than what they say.

　 　　 A. Easier said than done　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Actions speak louder than words 

C. Honesty is the best policy　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Constant dropping wears the stone