Ⅰ、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。

Last week, I went to see the concert of Jay Chow, ____ famous singer I love best, and this is the first time I have seen him in _____ fresh.

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

He makes ____ a rule to arrive at office on time, which is to be carried out from next Monday.

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

 He was appointed _____ a very important post in the West, where he would improve himself better.

         A. to be             B. as                            C. to                            D. for

_______ many times, he finally understood it.

A. Told              B. Telling        C. Having told   D. Having been told

Typhoon Morakot swept across Taiwan on August 8, 2009_____ hundreds of people dead or missing.

         A. leaving          B. Left       C. to have left        D. having been left

 It is typical of him to go to bed without washing his feet,

which his roommates can’t _____. 

A. put up with           B. make up of    C. decide on              D. look forward to

_____ all my colleagues, I’d like to show all my sincere thanks to you for your devotion to our research.

         A. In case of     B. In memory of   C. In honor of   D. On behalf of

 _____ the fact that doctors have warned that smoking causes cancer, people still keep on smoking.

A. Due to B. Thanks to     C. Because of  D. In spite of

It was during World War II, ____ he was in his early twenties, _____ he joined the British Army.

A. that; when  B. when; that  C. when; when D. that; that

 ---A man is not born in ____ of knowledge.

---True. We all gain our knowledge by keeping on learning in our life

A. exhibition     B. possession           C. civilization          D. protection