12. How about taking_______short break? I want to make__________call.

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

27. After his wife died, he kept himself _____ from other people and the outside world,

A. set off            B. cut off                   C. put off             D. taken off

One of the things the school tries to advocate is          pupils need to learn more about the best ways to find out questions．

    A．when                        B．how                          C．that                     D．what

______ happened to be no one in that house when the typhoon hit the area.

                   A. It                             B. There                               C. This                                  D. That

第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）

       阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

There is an old proverb,   36 _ that the tongue has the power of life and death

and   37  _ loves it will eat its fruit.

       It is true. What we say has the ability to   38   emotions, and thoughts in others. A kind word helps people, and   39   words hurt people—— sometimes for a very long time.

       Most of the time we   40   this concept in relation to how we treat others and that is good.  41__ here I want to talk about this concept in relation to ourselves. How does   42  we say affect us greatly? There is a simple principle here. Only say things that will create in your   43   emotions, thoughts, feelings, and finally, actions. Let me give you a good   44  . We should not allow the words “I can’t” in our   45  . Why? Because we CAN! The very minimum is “I’ll try”.

       Have you ever been about to   46   the soccer ball towards the goal and said to yourself, “I am going to fail this one?” What happens? You fail it. This actually   47   to me. So what do I do? I pause for a(n)   48  , reset myself, and tell myself I am going to kick it straight down. What happens? About half the time I kick it straightly, and the other half, I   49   it. But at the very least I increase my   50   of performing better. Bad thoughts almost guarantee failure,    _ 51__ good thoughts increase success.

       Some of us aren’t even   52   that we talk negatively to ourselves. Take   53   today to think about what you say to yourself. If you find yourself saying negative things, it is a time to change! Find some simple phrases that will help you   54   the day with more success. Whatever your situation or work is, I am sure there are specific things you can say that will build you up and put you on the road   55   success!

36．A．speaking       B．saying        C．talking      D．telling

37．A．what         B．who        C．whoever       D．whatever

38．A．create          B．build       C．invent       D．discover

39．A．kind          B．happy         C．active        D．negative

40．A．think about      B．think over   C．think of     D．think out

41．A．So            B．And        C．But           D．Or

42．A．that           B．what        C．which       D．where

43．A．positive        B．negative      C．excellent      D．wonderful

44．A．case          B．example      C．situation       D．condition

45．A．thoughts       B．ideas       C．minds       D．feelings

46．A．play          B．beat         C．hit         D．kick

47．A．happens        B．occurs        C．strikes       D．turns

48．A．hour          B．minute        C．day           D．month

49．A．fail           B．try          C．manage     D．win

50．A．opinions       B．changes      C．chances     D．practices

51．A．as             B．while       C．because     D．but

52．A．aware           B．sure         C．certain      D．clear

53．A．sometime      B．sometimes   C．some times   D．some time

54．A．get on          B．get through  C．get off     D．get back

55．A．on             B．above         C．to          D．In

（C）

Texas——US President George W．Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to bridge their differences over a key arms control treaty last week, but that didn’t stop them from backslapping（喧闹的狂欢） as they ended a summit．

The two leaders also offered differing interpretations of the fate of nuclear warheads to be removed from missiles under arms reductions they each announced last week．Bush said he intended to destroy the warheads, but Putin said their fate should be negotiated．

The two men untied on the need for Northern Alliance forces——to allow for a broad based government that respects all parties there．

Bush and Putin had spent the night at Bush’s ranch．Despite the rain, the rural environment and friendly company appeared to have worked its magic．They slapped on the back and joked, at one point teasing each other about whether it is better to visit Texas in the heat of August or Siberia in winter．

Analysts say the dramatic warming in US-Russian relation could herald（预示） an era of pragmatism（务实的想法或做法） in global affairs as the two old rivals finally end decades of hostility and become friends．

“Washington and Moscow are no longer playing the ‘big game’ against each other, but with each other,” said Karl Heniz Kamp, an analyst at the Konrad Adenanaer Foundation，a German think tank．

72．It can be concluded that President Bush and President Putin__________．

       A．didn’t agree on key arms control treaty

       B．offered different explanations of the future of nuclear warheads under arms reductions

       C．neither A or B

       D．both A and B

73．The reason why the two men joined together is that．

       A．they were needed by the Northern Alliance forces

       B．they had taken the advice given by Karl Heniz Kamp, an analyst of German think tank．

       C．they had already been partners

       D．they had no different opinions on everything

74 The warming of US-Russian relations indicates that_______．

       A．the two persons end hostility and become friends

       B．US can benefit a lot from global affairs

       C．there will be an end to all the armies of the world

       D．it is a turning point to words being practical in global affairs

75．What the two men teased about shows that___________．

       A．they appeared friendly but in fact they didn’t

       B．they just made fun of each other

       C．they are friendly and humorous

       D．they invited each other to their countries in the bad weather

Ⅱ．Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

25．If I walk in this city myself, I’ll probably get lost as I haven’t got _______very good sense of ________direction．

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

3. The students will ________ for the Christmas vacation next week.

       A. break off                  B. break down                     C. break through           D. break up

9. After knowing the annoying news, she returned to work, _____.

A. happy    B. unhappy           C. happily          D. Unhappily

33. Is it the letter you got yesterday ________ makes you so sad?

   A. what     B. that     C. how    D. When