完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My husband, Tom, has always been good with animals, but I was still amazed when he befriended a female grouse (松鸡). It's _________ for a grouse to have any contact (接触) with people. In fact, they're hard to spot, _________ they usually fly off when they hear humans approaching.

This grouse came into our lives in _________. Tom was working out in the field when he _________ her walking around at the edge of the field. She was _________ unafraid and seemed to be _________ about what he was doing.

Tom saw the _________ bird several times, and she got more comfortable around him. We quickly grew _________ of the bird and decided to call her Mildred.

One day, as Tom was working, Mildred came within a few feet of him to watch. Tom _________ he didn't see her and kept working to see what she would do next.

Apparently, she didn't like to be _________ . She'd run up and peck (啄) at Tom's hands, then _________ off to see what he would do. This went on for about 20 minutes, until Mildred became tired of the _________ and left.

As spring went and summer came, Mildred started to _________ more and more often. _________ Mildred felt comfortable enough to jump up on Tom's leg and stay long enough for me to get a _________ of the two of them together. This friendly grouse soon felt _________ not just with our family, but with anybody who walked or drove by.

When hunting season started, we put a _________ at the end of our driveway asking _________ not to shoot our pet grouse. My father, who lived down the road, _________ warned people not to shoot her. _________ , hunters would stop and take pictures, because they had never seen anything like her.

1.A. interesting B. reasonable C. impossible D. unusual

2.A. though B. because C. unless D. until

3.A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter

4.A. got B. kept C. noticed D. imagined

5.A. naturally B. certainly C. normally D. surprisingly

6.A. crazy B. curious C. concerned D. cautious

7.A. shy B. awkward C. friendly D. elegant

8.A. careful B. tired C. fond D. sick

9.A. supposed B. realized C. hoped D. pretended

10.A. ignored B. observed C. amazed D. disturbed

11.A. put B. back C. set D. take

12.A. game B. work C. place D. man

13.A. give up B. come out C. turn over D. fly by

14.A. Eventually B. Suddenly C. Constantly D. Presently

15.A. chance B. dream C. picture D. sense

16.A. comfortable B. guilty C. anxious D. familiar

17.A. lantern B. sign C. gun D. loudspeaker

18.A. drivers B. farmers C. hunters D. tourists

19.A. just B. yet C. thus D. also

20.A. In fact B.For long C. On the contrary D. By the way

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix?

In 1969, the pollution is terrible along the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland, Ohio. It ______1.(be)imaginable that it could be ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it ______2.(actual) caught fire and burned. Now year later, this river is one of______3. most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.

But the river wasn’t changed in a few days_____4.even a few months. It took years of work ______5.(reduce) industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is______6.(clean) than ever.

Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit _____7. is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don’t know how to control your credit card use. When you face such impossible situation, don’t you want a quick fix and something to change immediately.

While there are_______8.(amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the ______9.(change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be_______10.(patience)

Have you ever listened to the song Yesterday Once More, ________ singer died in her early years?

A. its B. it’s C. whose D. which

I was given three books on sewing, the first one______ I really enjoyed.

A. that B. which C. of which D. of that

Jane has been so ________ in getting used to everything that she hasn’t had time for social activities.

A. confused B. worried C. devoted D. occupied

You look nice in green. Green _____ you.

A. meets B. suits C. fits D. satisfies

I was not _______her presence till she spoke to me.

A. aware B. aware about C. aware of D. aware to

If most breadwinners _______ a day’s pay to the Hope Project, then it will be hopeful.

A. leave B. present C. donate D. give

Mother gave me 2000 Yuan, most of _______ used for my school fees.

A. them were B. those were

C. that was D. which was

____ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain doesn’t seem high at all.

A. To compare B. while comparing

C. It comparing D. when compared