It ___ to me that she didn’t know I had moved into the new house.

  A. appeared     B. occurred      C. happened     D. broke

I’ve _____ all my papers but I still can’t find the contract.

A. looked into          B. looked up    C. looked through       D. looked after

Life in the 21^st century is much better than_____ used to be.

A. that                 B. it               C. what             D. one

Don’t phone me between 7:00 and 8:00 in the evening. We _____ dinner then.

A. are having           B. had          C. would have    D. will be having

That is the only way we can imagine _____ the overuse of water in students’ bathrooms.

A. reducing         B. to reduce        C. reduced     D. reduce

Part of the reason Charles Dickens loved his own novel, David Copperfield, was _____ it was rather closely modeled on his own life.

A. what             B. that         C. why          D. whether

We noticed that each animal and each tree in the park _____ being taken good care of.

A. are              B. is           C. were         D. was

The biggest problem was that thousands of travelers remained _____ outside because of the floods.

A. sticking             B. stuck        C. to be stuck      D. to have stuck

The problems, _____ properly, will seriously affect the relations of nations.

A. not solved           B. if not solving   C. if not solved        D. if not to solve

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)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。   

Jame’s New Bicycle

James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully   21   the coins that lay on the bed . $24. 52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90!   22   on earth was he going to get the   23   of the money?

He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was   24   to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no   25   asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to   26  .

There was only one way to get money, and that was to   27  it. He would have to find a job.   28   who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice ,who usually had   29   on most things.

“Well, you can start right here, ”said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing. ”

That was the   30  of  James’ s odd-job（零工） business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the   31   of jobs that people found for him to do.  He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the   32   of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the  33   increased and he knew that he would soon have   34   for the bicycle he longed for.

The day   35   came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He   36    no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode   37   home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard   38    for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more   39   he had bought it with his own money. He had   40    what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even than the bicycle.

1. A. cleaned            B. covered         C. counted           D. checked

2.A. How                 B. Why             C. Who               D. What

3. A. amount             B. part            C. sum               D. rest

4. A. brave              B. hard            C. smart             D. unfair

5.A. point               B. reason          C. result            D. right

6. A. split              B. spend           C. spare             D. save

7. A. borrow             B. earn            C. raise             D. collect

8. A. Or                 B. So              C. For               D. But

9. A. decisions          B. experience      C. opinions       D. knowledge

10.A. beginning          B. introduction    C. requirement       D. opening

11. A. similarity        B. quality         C. suitability       D. variety

12. A. brand             B. number          C. size              D. type

13. A. effort            B. pressure        C. money             D. trouble

14. A. all               B. enough          C. much              D. some

15. A. finally           B. instantly       C. normally          D. regularly

16. A. gave              B. left            C. took              D. wasted

17. A. patiently         B. proudly         C. silently          D. tiredly

18.A. applying           B. asking          C. looking           D. working

19.A. since              B. if              C. than              D. though

20. A. deserved B. benefited    C. achieved D. learned