1. One reason for my ______ for living in the countryside is that it has no air pollution or traffic jams.

A．preference

B．attitude

C．explanation

D．request

2. The heavy construction equipment was first transported to that place ______ workers would reach a week later.

A．when

B．as

C．that

D．where

3. ---Horror films are not popular.
---I’m afraid I don’t agree with you. In fact, fans of them just ______ get enough of this sort of stuff.

A．mustn’t

B．cannot

C．shouldn’t

D．wouldn’t

4. Bob is very proud and vain, always ______ he is more attractive and special and in a higher position than others.

A．thought	B．having thought
C．to be thought	D．thinking

5. All the children in our neighbourhood are fond of that retired teacher still ______ well although he is around his mid-sixties because he often tells them amusing stories.

A．wears

B．to be worn

C．worn

D．wearing

6. --- You eventually forgave Adam for his bad behavior.
--- He expressed his determination to _______.

A．resist

B．applaud

C．adjust

D．reform

7. Most of the evidence was destroyed in the fire, thus ______ it almost impossible to prove the     murderer guilty.

A．making	B．to make
C．having been made	D．to be made

8. The international agreement, _______ encourage children not to smoke and help people kick the habit, was signed on February 27.

A．intending to	B．being intended to
C．intended to	D．to intend to

9. It is not a lack of means to meet your desires but a lack of desires ______ makes you dissatisfied with your life.

A．that

B．which

C．whether

D．how

10. The traffic accident wouldn’t have happened yesterday, but the driver ______ really careless.

A．was

B．is

C．were

D．had been

11. “Don’t waste time in complaining,” my parents often tell me, “______ try to make full use of everything offered.”

A．or

B．but

C．and

D．so

12. With a lot of difficult problems ______, the young secretary felt like a cat on hot bricks.

A．settled	B．to be settled
C．being settled	D．to settle

13. Contrary to the description on record, no systematic evidence was found _______ levels of productivity were related to changes in lighting.

A．that

B．what

C．which

D．how

14. Life is full of ups and downs. ________ that we are optimistic and take a positive attitude, we will be more likely to enjoy our life to the fullest.

A．Concerned

B．Provided

C．Considering

D．Concerning

15. ---Your sister looks beautiful. Is she a model or a film star?
---________. She’s a doctor.

A．Whatever you say	B．Forget it
C．Far from it	D．You bet

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请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
A man, whose ability to walk was threatened after a car accident in his teens, completed a 200-mile cycle across Baffin Island in the Arctic. It took him eight days to complete the____ This man was Ben Rockett, aged 26 and from Taunton, England.
He battled ____ temperatures of minus 27℃ and winds up to 100 knots to raise more than $1,000 for the charity Action for Children. Ben had to cycle in ______ conditions, but was helped with a(n) ____designed bike. He spent months ______ for the challenge with David Hempleman-Adams, who was the first person to reach the geographic and magnetic North and South Poles.
Ben said, “I’ve always loved to cycle in ______ places and this was an amazing experience. When I first arrived, it was nearly minus 30℃, but the wind was the most ____ thing ---it was extremely strong and made ______ on the bike extremely difficult.” He ____, “ Any part of the skin that wasn’t covered ran the ____ of getting frostbite(冻疮). I had to cycle with my face covered and I wasn’t able to ____any clothing for more than a minute at the most. I ______ had to keep changing the distribution of weight on my bike to stop it from______ into the deep snow!” Despite the great risk involved, he remained optimistic about his surroundings saying, “The ______ was breathtaking and impressive. My ______ part was cycling on top of a river that was frozen______, it was so clear that it was like hovering(盘旋) above the ground!”
Ben decided to ______ his Arctic adventure after completing a PhD at the University of Bath, where he studied the _______ of long-term foster care placements (寄养安排) on children and carers. It was then that he knew about the ____ of Action for Children, and wanted to______ money and raise awareness about the charity.16.

A．evolution

B．challenge

C．survey

D．connection

17.

A．on

B．with

C．against

D．at

18.

A．tough

B．specific

C．actual

D．present

19.

A．officially

B．recently

C．comfortably

D．specially

20.

A．pushing

B．applying

C．preparing

D．searching

21.

A．unusual

B．public

C．proper

D．unknown

22.

A．surprising

B．worrying

C．disappointing

D．tiring

23.

A．sleeping

B．standing

C．balancing

D．resting

24.

A．advertised

B．reported

C．added

D．contradicted

25.

A．expense

B．center

C．start

D．risk

26.

A．remove

B．change

C．wear

D．buy

27.

A．again

B．even

C．also

D．thus

28.

A．bumping

B．skiing

C．springing

D．sinking

29.

A．display

B．scenery

C．flood

D．fantasy

30.

A．bitter

B．valuable

C．favourite

D．abnormal

31.

A．shut

B．mixed

C．black

D．solid

32.

A．take on

B．take over

C．take down

D．take in

33.

A．regulations

B．agreements

C．effects

D．comments

34.

A．component

B．work

C．arrangement

D．authority

35.

A．collect

B．save

C．invest

D．distribute