二、完形填空

Susannah was a shy but clever girl. She couldn’t 　16　 　too well, and had to wear glasses. And some of her classmates had always made fun of her big glasses. The 　17　 　thing was that Lewis had started calling her “Four Eyes”. Now everyone knew her as Suzy Four Eyes. She acted like she didn’t 　18　 , but in fact Susannah couldn’t stand it.

One day, the class went to visit some famous caves. Suddenly, Lewis put his 　19　 　in a hole and slipped (滑倒). While 　20　 , he grabbed onto Susannah next to him, and both fell down the hole, out of 　21　 . After some time they landed in a big dark cave. All that could be seen was a single ray of light coming from the 　22　 　many meters above, and some tree roots and trunks which had fallen through the hole. Susannah and Lewis 　23　 　for help, but no one came. Lewis used the small ray of light to look for a way out. But after hours of 　24　 , he had found nothing, and started feeling 　25　 .

The ray of light was landing on the floor in front of Susannah. 　26　 , she took a piece of 　27　 　on the ground, and, using her glasses as a magnifying glass (放大镜), she 　28　 　the ray of light onto the wood until a little 　29　 　sprang up. Now they had a torch (火把). Lewis watched all this with 　30　 　and excitement. They made some more branches, and off they went together, to 　31　 　the cave.

They 　32　 　quite a few torches, and finally they found a way out. Amid hugs and cries of 　33　 , Lewis gave Susannah his heartfelt thanks. He knew that Susannah couldn’t 　34　 　people calling her Four Eyes, and he 　35　 　having given her that name. And from that day on, there was no longer any Four Eyes at their school.

16. A. listen　　　　　 B. walk　　　　　 C. see　　　　　　 D. speak

17. A. dangerous　　 B. funny　　　　 C. same　　　　　 D. worst

18. A. mind　　　　　 B. remember　 C. understand　 D. accept

19. A. ticket　　　　　 B. foot　　　　　 C. hand　　　　　 D. package

20. A. falling　　　　 B. moving　　　 C. travelling　 D. returning

21. A. control　　　　 B. breath 　　　 C. order　　　　 D. sight

22. A. bottom　　　　 B. entrance　　 C. roof　　　　　 D. window

23. A. begged　　　　 B. asked　　　　 C. waited 　　　 D. shouted

24. A. searching　　 B. climbing　　 C. improving　 D. competing

25. A. puzzled　　　　　　　 B. scared 　　　 C. bored　　　　 D. annoyed

26. A. Fortunately　 B. Generally　 C. Quickly　　　 D. Frequently

27. A. wood　　　　　 B. stone　　　　　 C. paper　　　　 D. cloth

28. A. reflected　　　 B. sent　　　　　 C. put　　　　　　 D. focused

29. A. cloud　　　　　 B. sound　　　　 C. flame　　　　 D. wind

30. A. pleasure　　　 B. surprise　　　 C. fear　　　　　 D. respect

31. A. enjoy　　　　　 B. choose 　　　 C. explore　　　 D. visit

32. A. burnt　　　　　 B. made　　　　 C. kept　　　　　 D. carried

33. A. satisfaction　 B. relief　　　　 C. shock　　　　 D. curiosity

34. A. suggest　　　　 B. stand　　　　　 C. hear　　　　　 D. find

35. A. risked　　　　　 B. disliked　　　 C. denied 　　　 D. regretted

15. — Could you please get me some of the novels?

　　 — By all means. All but one of them 　　　　by our company.

　　 A. was published　　　　 　　　　　　 B. are publishing

　　 C. were published　　　　　 　　　 D. had been published

14. His plan seemed to be too difficult at first, but 　　　　it proved to be easy and practicable.

　　 A. before long　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. sooner or later　　

　　 C. once in a while 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. from time to time

13. 　　　　Siberian tigers, China will set up two more reserves for the endangered species in Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces.

　　 A. Protecting　 　 B. To protect　 　 C. Protected　 　　　 D. Having protected

12. A 4-year-old boy has won a lawsuit (诉讼) over an incident 　　　　his foot got stuck in an escalator at a shopping mall in Shanghai.

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

11. Many of the musicians considered it the greatest musical composition 　　　　written.

　　 A. once 　　　　　　 B. ever　　 　　　 C. before　 　　　 D. already

10. — Has Mark started? He said he would join in the party.

　　 — He 　　　. He is a man of his word.

　　 A. must leave 　　 B. could have left　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. should leave 　 D. must have left

9. China will offer more funds to lift its rural population out of poverty and its efforts will 　　　　making better education accessible to the poor.

　　 A. spy on　 　　　 B. take on　　　 C. focus on 　　　　 D. insist on

8. This year Mingqian tea is much cheaper than before, 　　　　the ordinary drinkers have easier access to it.

　　 A. so　　　　 　 B. but　　　　 C. since　　 　　　 D. though

7. Love, unity, and mutual assistance are 　　　　make us feel warm in face of natural disasters.

　　 A. as　　　 　　 B. that　　　 　　 C. what　　 　　　 D. those