40.　 A. mustn’t 　　　　 B. may 　　　　　　　 C. couldn’t　　　　 　 D.must

39.　 A. fell 　　　　　　　　 B. felt 　　　　　　　　 C. got 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. went

38.　 A. hot 　　　　　　　　 B. warm 　　　　　 C. fresh 　　　　　　　　　 D. cold

37.　 A. laid 　　　　　　　　 B. left 　　　　　　　　 C. washed 　　　　　　　 D. put

36.　 A. nervous 　　　　 B. busy 　　　　　　 C. thankful 　　　　　　 D. free

35.　 - Oh, this skirt is too small.

- You’d better change it _____ a bigger one.

A. into　　　　　　　　　 B. to 　　　　　　　　　 C. for 　　　　　　　　 D. with

第二节：完形填空(共20小题，满分30分)

It must have been after two o’clock in the morning when the last guest took his leave. Though we had enjoyed their stay, my wife and I were 　36__ to shut the door on them. We 　37　 　all the dirty dishes and glasses as they were, and after opening a few windows to let some 　38　 　air in and the smell of food out, we climbed into bed and 　39　 　asleep.

I 　40　 　have been asleep for more than half an hour 　41　 　I awoke with a strong smell of smoke. __42__ half asleep, I stepped into the living room, and there, __43__ heavy clouds of smoke, I saw one of our curtains was on fire. I should have __44__ the windows then without delay, __45__ instead I tried to beat out the fire with a folded newspaper. __46__ this failed, I hurried into the kitchen to __47__ a bucket of water. At the same time, I shouted to Barbara, who __48__ phoned to summon the fire brigade (消防队) __49__ coming to help me. We had to work at top speed __50__ buckets of water from the kitchen to __51__ the fire, fanned by the wind from the windows, __52__. We were unable to __53__ out the fire, but we managed to __54__ it under control until the arrival of the firemen. __55__, they arrived in time, and they had little difficulty in putting out the fire.

34.　 - Hi, Jack! I’m glad I came across you there.

- _____, Alice?

A.　　 Who is that speaking 　　　　　　 B. How about another cup of tea

C.　 Why? What’s up 　　　　　　　　　 D. What can I do for you.

33.　 _____ did not seem much _____ in working on my PHD - I didn’t expect to survive that long.

A.　　 It, point 　　　 B. There, point 　　　 C. It, matter 　　 D. There, matter

32.　 - I was surprised to see wild flowers in Alaska.

- Many people think there is nothing there _____ ice and snow.

A.　　 rather than B. else than 　　　 C. other than 　 D. except that

31.　 _____ its short history, there is a lot of good English poetry around.

A.　　 Except 　　　　 B. Besides 　　　　 C. But 　　　　　　　 D. Despite