—What do you think of the new English teacher?

       —___she is an elegant lady, she can be extremely difficult to work with．

       A．Even if     B．When       C．While      D．Once

It was raining ___ when I woke up last night.

A. heavy   B. heavily   C. heavier     D. heavily

---How old is your sister?  --She is __ than I.

A. older six years   B. six years older   C. six years elder  D. older by six year

When and where to build a new factory to deal with rubbish               . 

A. hasn’t been decided                 B. haven’t decided

C. isn’t being decided                   D. aren’t decided

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 

A concert violinist was performing a difficult piece in front of a large audience. Suddenly there is a loud snap( 断裂声 ) and the__31___could be heard throughout the auditorium( 礼堂 ).The audience ___32___knew that a string( 弦)had broken. They all __33____the concert to stop for a short time ___34___another instrument was brought to the musician.

But instead, the __35___composed( 使镇定 ) herself and then signaled the conductor to start again.The orchestra( 管弦乐团 ) continued where they had __36___and the musician played the music on three strings. In her __37____she worked out new fingering to make up for the missing string. A work that few people could play __38___on four strings, the violinist played on three.

When she __39____and bowed to the audience,there was a silence in the hall. And then the crowd rose to their feet and cheered wildly. The violinist ___40___and wiped sweat from her forehead. When __41____returned to the hall, she ___42___why she had continued to play although there was a __43___string. "You know," she said, "sometimes it is the artist's __44___to find out how much music you can still ___45___with what has been left."

Maybe we've lived most of our lives and we have only a little time left. Maybe disease has ___46___us of our capacity( 能力 ) to work. Or perhaps a financial(财政的) loss has left us very__47___. Can we still make "music"?

There will come a time when we all __48___loss. Can we find the __49___to discover how much "music" we can still make with what has been left, just like the violinist? And if it takes extra courage to make the "music", others will __50___ your effort. Some people have lost more than others, but they are brave enough to face it. They inspire the rest of us to reach greater heights.

31. A. voice           B. sound          C.music        D. screamw

32. A.immediately      B. gradually       C. hardly       D.eventually

33. A. hoped          B. advised         C.urged        D.expected

34. A.when           B.until            C.after         D. since

35. A.audience        B.conductor        C.violinist      D.pianist

36. A.left             B. stopped         C.remained     D.arrived

37. A.hands           B. eyes            C.opinion      D.mind

38. A.fast             B.badly           C.well         D.gently

39. A.started          B.performed        C.finished      D.paused

40. A.worried         B.smiled           C.apologized    D.escaped 

41. A.thought         B.happiness        C.excitement    D.silence

42. A.asked          B. wondered        C.explained     D.introduced

43. A.broken         B.lost              C.bad          D.difficult

44. A.dream         B. plan              C. suggestion    D. task

45. A.take           B.get               C.make         D.carry

46. A.warned        B.reminded          C. required      D.robbed

47. A.poor          B.brave              C.guilty        D.rich

48. A.appreciate      B.avoid             C.experience     D.improve

49. A. assistance     B. hope              C. support       D.courage

50. A. comment      B.applaud            C. accept        D.blame

The TV station was _______by the new government as soon as the war ended.

    A. taken up         B. taken out                    C. taken in                     D. taken over

The Times(January 8，2008)一A climber was left hanging over a 500 ft cliff for more than  seven hours in temperatures below zero as his companions looked on helplessly．

After setting out at dawn to make what they thought was straight forward ascent(垂直攀爬) in the Caimgorrns．one of the three friends suddenly slipped and then was 150 ft backwards into a gully(沟壑)．The only thing that stopped the climberfalling to his death wast he safety line fixed  to his friends．

They stayed on an icy rock face at 2，500 ft．All they could see wash is head torch shining in  the darkness and they had to shout down in turns to make sure that he was still alive．By the time .they were airlifted off the mountain just after midnight,the temperature had fallen to—20 ℃ and heavy snowstorms were setting in．Surprisingly,none ofthe three was seriously hurt．

The group had left their car at 8：30 am for the expedition which was expected to end with an 800 ft climb called Kiwi Gully in an area known as Hell’s Lure to the west of Lock Avon．Generally,there will be few problems for experienced climbers but it had become very harder after heavy snowfalls．Just before 4 pm the climbers reached a narrow part beneath a steep section of rock．Two of the party made it to the ice．Having got through the steepest section,he slipped when the ice suddenly gave way．He was left hanging and couldn’t climb back up because he had damaged his ankle and was in shock．

At 8 pm a team of ten rescue workers was dropped on a snowy place 300 ft above the climbers．One of the team was lowered to where the climbers were trapped．During a four-hour operation，they were saved．Thirty minutes later snowstorms enveloped the mountain．

56．The climber didn’t climb back up because       ．

A．the safety line was easy to break    B．he was too frightened to climb

C．he was shocked by some animals D．his damaged ankle prevented him climbing

57．Which of the following about the rescue work is TRUE?

A．Ten people were sent to rescue the climbers at dawn．

B．The work lasted about four hours ．

C．It was the workers that lifted the climber up．

D．The three climbers were seriously hurt during the work

58.According to the passage, it was implied that the person hanging over a cliff was      ．

A．a climbing learner            B．a clever climber

C. an experienced climber         D．a climbing guide

59．What will be the best title for the passage?

A．Climber Saved After Hanging for 7 Hours

B．An Unforgettable Climbing Experience

C．Time is Life for Climbers

D．Climber Left Hanging over a Cliff

 They sat in the room with the curtains_____. 

A. drawing                      B. having been drawn 

C. drawn                        D. being drawn 

The 18-storeyed building, when _____, will shut out the sun _____ up the rooms in my house.

　A. completed; lighted             B. completing; lighting

　C. completing; lighted            D. completed; lighting

Henry can’t attend the party _____ at Tom’s house at present because he is preparing the speech at the party _____ at Marie’s house tomorrow.

　A. held; being held               B. to be held; to be held

　C. to be held; held               D. being held; to be held