18. A. lead to　　　　 　 B. join to　　

　　　 C. add to　　　　 　　　　　　 D. due to

17. A. do　　　　　 　　　　 B. used to　　　　

　　　 C. enjoy　　　　 　　　　　 D. have

16. A. little　　　　　 　　　　 B. much　

　　　 C. less　　　　　 　　　　　 D. more

15. -I’m afraid I’m not _______ the job.

　 -I _______ your ability to solve the problem.

　　 A. unfit for； believe　　　　

　　 B. unfit for； believe in

　　 C. fit for；believe in　　　　　　

　　 D. fit for；believe

第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

Leisure plays an important part in British life. There are four main reasons for this.

First of all, people spend 　16 　time working now than they　 17　 , mostly　 18　 the introduction of new technology in industry. The normal British　 19　 　week is Monday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., 　20　 some people, especially manual workers, regularly work a few hours’ overtime each week.

Secondly, all working people get a minimum of two weeks’ paid vacation a year, 　21　 get three, and people in 　22　 such as teaching　 23　 get ten. In addition there are six or more bank holidays a year when all banks and businesses are 　24　 . In some 　25　 the dates of these national holidays change from year to year 　26　 in different parts of Britain. Another reason is 　27　 , thanks to modern medicine and 　28　 living standards, people live 　29　 　now. This means that 　30　 retirement, people have quite a few years of leisure 　31　 . Nowadays, a much higher proportion of the population is over sixty, but in this group there are　 32　 women than men.

Finally, few 　33　 are born each year and the average family in 　34　 has two children. This is one result of changing 　35　 attitudes.

14. Tickets are limited and can only be ______ to those who apply first.

　　 A. allocated　　　　 　　　　 B. left　　　　

　　 C. arranged　　　　 　　　　 D. made

13. I _______ my classmate Linda very much._______ her prettiness, she was clever and helpful.

　　 A. liked； Except for　 　 B. liked； But for　

　　 C. admired； Apart from　 D. admired； Instead of

12. I followed a man in a blue jacket thirty minutes _______ me and entered the hall.

　　 A. in the front of　　　 　　 B. ahead of　　　　

　　 C. after　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. at the back of

11. -Is your grandfather _______?

　 -Yes, my father is taking care of him _______.

　 　A. in the hospital; in the hospital　　　　　

　　 B. in hospital; in hospital

　　 C. in the hospital; in hospital　　　　　　　　　　

　　 D. in hospital; in the hospital

10. The club _______ the football player _______ a large amount of money.

　　 A. provide； in　　　 　　　 B. inspire； with　　

　　 C. offer； with　　　 　　　 D. encourage； in

9. Fish _______ survival when the water level drops in the lake.

　　 A. fight for　　　 　　　　　　 B. struggle for　

　　 C. fight against　　 　　 D. struggle against