1 . —I think we’re ready to board.
—No, I think that was an announcement for Track 17.
—________ Track 17 is for the local and we’re taking the express.

A．You’re right.

B．Don’t do that.

C．Of course you are.

D．Never mind.

2 . That set of files ________ in my office and in my hands until I’m asked to turn them over.

A．remain

B．remained

C．was remained

D．will remain

3 . ________ the design competition was a source of great pride for the design department at the Lomax Company.

A．Win

B．Wins

C．Winning

D．Won

4 . There was sometimes a difficult ________; however, they would never let their personal feelings interfere with business.

A．appointment

B．misunderstanding

C．construction

D．relationship

5 . I’d like to attend the conference in Baltimore ________ that I can meet with some of our competitors face to face.

A．so

B．or

C．but

D．and

6 . 请用合适的单词或短语替换划线部分, 每空一词。单词或短语的首字母或头2个字母已给出。
1. Who do you think is the perfect person for this job, Gina or Robert? id________
2. You can move in at once since everything about the new apartment is great. st________aw________
3. The cannons (大炮) sitting on the wall once protected the city from attack by sea. de________
4. Don’t sleep under the open window or you may come down with a fever. fa________i________o________
5. This oil painting established his reputation as a great artist. f________

7 . One or two products didn’t do so well, but o________ (总的说来) we’ve had a highly successful year.（根据中英文提示填空）

8 . He doesn’t want ________ part of that report to be made public before he has a chance to look at it.

A．some

B．any

C．all

D．none

9 . 阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Hangzhou is recognized as the “City of Well-Being” in China. Hangzhou made its name     1    (know) to the world in 2016 by hosting the G20 Summit. Blessed with pleasant cli- mate and few wars, Hangzhou has gradually formed     2    (it) own urban character.     3    busy Shanghai, you will slow down and relax once you are here. It seems that Hangzhou people don’t have many things to rush to in their     4    (day) life. No wonder Hangzhou is expanding    5    (annual) by 500, 000 to 600, 000 people.

The lifestyle, however, was laid down by two historical men of letters. One was Bai Juyi,     6     rebuilt the West Lake and made a new bank    7    (benefit) the locals. People love him. When it comes to him, it doesn’t sound like one is talking about a person who     8    (live) a thousand years ago. The other was Su Shi. His open-minded personality     9     diligence for his people left many much-told tales. Seemingly,     10    (mention) his name gives people joy even after a thousand years.

Surely, it will be even more brilliant in 2023 when it hosts the 19th Asian Games. Let’s look forward to it.

10 . Five years ago, I was a trail ride leader at a holiday farm in Victoria. My favourite horse was a warmblooded called Holly, a chestnut mare. Aged seven, she was _________, sweet-natured and well-trained; the only _________with Holly was her vivid imagination. I was constantly surprised by Holly’ s ability to be_________ by rabbits, the wind or even shadows - sometimes her own shadow!

One day, as we headed back from a ride on the beach, Holly and I were_________the way over the hilly area. When we got to one particularly long, steep hill, Holly began to twitch (抽动) her ears and step in place. So, when she_________ to sniff(嗅) and give all the _________that she believed the ‘horse-eating monsters’ were close, I became a little worried.

At the bottom of the hill as we rounded a corner, Holly_________with caution, and so I followed her gaze to the path ahead. There, sunning itself in the middle of the track, was a brown_________. This time it was my _________to get scared; I was on a nervous horse, leading a group of eight inexperienced pre-teen riders. Unexpectedly, Holly was firmly__________, ears forward. With the snake in her sight, she was no longer worried.

I have heard that horses have a better sense of__________ than dogs. I hadn't seen it __________ before that moment.__________, while we waited in reality for just a second or two - but for what felt like a century - the snake awoke and glided calmly off into the bush.

Holly then__________, leading the horses with caution and care. She had been alert to danger and had been __________for the safety of us all. Following in the footsteps or their lead mare, not one of the other horses showed any fear.

1.

A．negative

B．graceful

C．pitiful

D．aggressive

2.

A．solution

B．reaction

C．problem

D．difficulty

3.

A．frightened

B．delighted

C．touched

D．attracted

4.

A．chasing

B．leading

C．following

D．pushing

5.

A．proceeded

B．preferred

C．hesitated

D．refused

6.

A．evidence

B．truth

C．signals

D．symbols

7.

A．sped

B．rushed

C．escaped

D．slowed

8.

A．rabbit

B．horse

C．monster

D．snake

9.

A．turn

B．case

C．chance

D．rule

10.

A．sealed

B．planted

C．fastened

D．frozen

11.

A．vision

B．direction

C．smell

D．hearing

12.

A．proved

B．denied

C．ignored

D．demonstrated

13.

A．Unfortunately

B．Undoubtedly

C．Thankfully

D．Instantly

14.

A．fell off

B．went back

C．came out

D．stepped forward

15.

A．responsible

B．regretful

C．grateful

D．available