___________　healthy, with easy access to affordable medical care, is still a dream for many people with medicine prices ___________　sharply.

  A. Keep; rise               B. Keeping; rising       

 C. To keep; risen            D. Having kept; to rise

. —— What can I do for you?

   ——I’d like to buy a gift for my mother’s birthday, one at _________ proper price but of ___________ use and it’d better be __________ surprise.

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

The result of the experiment was very good, ___________　we hadn’t expected.

  A. as           B. that         C. which          D. what

 _____________　that I couldn’t be absorbed in the work.

  A. They made so many noise     B. So loudly they talked

  C. It was so noise outside        D. Such a loud noise did they make

 I’m moving to the countryside because the air there is much fresher than ______ in the city.

  A. ones         B. one          C. that            D. those

 The flag looks especially beautiful _______________　the blue sky.

  A. against          B. on             C. towards        D. beyond

 —— I’d like to take a month’s holiday.

    ——___________ . We are too busy.

  A. Don’t worry    B. Forget it     C. Don’t memtion it    D. Pardon me

第三节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 

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

My parents operated a small restaurant in Seattle．It was open twenty-four hours a day, six days a week．And my first real job，when I was six years old，was  21  the diners’ shoes．My father had done it when he was young，so he taught me  22  to do it efficiently，telling me to  23  to reshine the shoes if the customer wasn’t  24  .

Working in the restaurant was a cause of great   25   because I was also working for the good of the family．But my father  26  that I had to meet certain standards to be part of the team．I  27  to be punctual，hard-working，and polite to the  28  ．

I was  29  paid for the work I did at the restaurant．One day I made the mistake of advising Dad that he  30  give me $10 a week．He said，“OK．How about you paying me for three meals a day you have here? And  31  the times you bring in your friends for free soft drinks?” He  32  I owed him about $40 a week．

I remember returning to Seattle after being  33  in the US Army for about two years．I had just been promoted to Captain at that time．And full of pride，I walked into my parents’ restaurant，but the  34  thing Dad said was，“How about your  35  up tonight?” I couldn’t  36  my ears! I am an officer in the Army! But it didn’t   37 as far as Dad was concerned，I was just  38   member of the team．I reached for the mop(拖把)．Working for Dad has taught me the devotion to a  39  is above all．It has nothing to do with  40  that team is involved in a family restaurant or the US Army．

21. A. cleaning              B. shining                     C. removing                 D. keeping

22. A. why                   B. what                        C. when                       D. how

23. A. offer                  B. refuse                      C. love                         D. learn

24. A. interested            B. annoyed                   C. relaxed                  D. satisfied

25. A. fun                  B. pride                        C. trouble                            D. effort

26. A. got it right          B. kept it a rule             C. made it clear          D. took it for granted

27. A. had                    B. tended                      C. hated                       D. managed

28. A. family                B. workers                    C. customers                 D. friends

29. A. never                  B. always                            C. seldom                  D. ever

30. A. must                   B. should                      C. might                       D. could

31. A. at                       B. before                      C. around                            D. for

32. A. worked out      B. found out                 C. put out                         D. thought out

33. A. alone                  B. away                        C. outside                     D. off

34. A. usual                  B. last                          C. next                         D. first

35. A. washing           B. taking                      C. cleaning                   D. moving

36. A. ignore                B. follow                      C. believe                  D. understand

37. A. happen               B. care                         C. go                           D. matter

38. A. no                      B. other                        C. some                        D. another

39. A. team                   B. family                      C. leader                      D. restaurant

40. A. why                   B. whether                    C. when                       D. How

 第二部分 阅读理解（共25小题。每一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分；满分45分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

Mary and Peter were having a picnic with some friends near a river when Mary noticed an object overhead. "Look!" she shouted to her friends. "That's a spaceship up there and it's going to land here."

    Frightened by the strange silver-colored spaceship, most of the young people got in their cars and drove away quickly. Peter was fond of Mary and always stayed close to her. They, more curious than frightened, watched the spaceship land and saw a door open. When nobody came out, they went to the spaceship and entered inside. Peter followed Mary into the spaceship and did not hear the door closed behind him. The temperature fell rapidly and the two young people lost consciousness.

    When they woke up, they were surprised to see that they were back by the river again. The spaceship had gone. Their car was nearby.

   "What happened?" asked Mary.

   Peter scratched (抓) his head, saying slowly, "Don't ask me. Perhaps we had a dream. Did you...Did you see a spaceship?"

   "Yes," said Mary. "And we both went into it. Then..." she looked at her wrist. "That's funny. My watch has stopped. Oh, well, come on. It's time to go home."

    Driving about fifty meters, they found their way blocked by a thick wall made of something like glass. They got out of the car and tried to find their way round the wall but discovered that they were inside a circular wall. It was like a mirror and prevented them from seeing through it.

   On the other side of the wall, strange creatures walked past slowly. A few stopped to stare through the wall and read a new notice which, translated into English, said: "New arrivals at the zoo: a pair of Earthlings in their natural surroundings with their mobile house."

1. When the spaceship arrived, why didn't Peter drive away?

A. He did not like leaving Mary.  

B. He knew that the spaceship was harmless.

C. He was too frightened to drive.

D. There was a wall blocking the road.

2. Why did Peter enter the spaceship?

A. He saw the food and was hungry.

B. Mary told him to enter it.

C. He just followed Mary.

D. He wanted to study it.

3. Peter scratched his head so we know that _____.

A. he had lost consciousness

B. he was puzzled and did not know what to say to Mary

C. he had lost his memory

D. he was still half asleep

4. What do the words "strange creatures" mean to tell us?

A. They were wild animals in a zoo.

B. They were robbers.

C. They had landed on Earth in a spaceship and lived there.

D. The young couple were on another planet.

NOTICE

CLEAN AND GREEN WEEK

The Social Studies Society and Library Club are working together to organize Clean and Green Week activities to encourage recycling.

 (A) BEST INVENTION COMPETITION

The competition is divided into two parts: Individual (个人) and Team. Each team should be made up of three members. The inventions must be made out of small or used materials.

PRIZES

You can get the application forms (申请表) from the library during opening hours.

Deadline for the submission (提交) of inventions: 31 January 2005.

Please call us at 792-4868 for further information.

 (B) ‘RECYCLE TO SAVE OUR EARTH’ EXHIBITION CUM VIDEO SCREENING

An exhibition on recycling is now on in the library.

Videos on the subject will also be screened.  

Please refer to the library notice board for the timetable of the screening dates and time.

DO YOUR PART TO SAVE THE EARTH

START RECYCLING TODAY

Organizers:

Library Club & Social Studies Society

1. If you want to know the screening dates, you can _______.

A. fill in the application form           B. make a telephone call at 792-4868

C. go to the exhibition hall           D. refer to the library notice board

2. What can we get from the notice?

A. The exhibition is organized by Library Club.

B. The exhibition on recycling will be on in the library.

C. The students have to send their inventions before 31 January 2005.

D. The students can make their inventions from all kinds of materials.

3. What is the purpose of the activities?

A. To get more book vouchers.             B. To invent more useful things.

C. To encourage students to recycle things.   D. To make students’ life more colorful.

4.If you want more information, you can_________.

 A. surf the internet.      B.telephone the teacher 

C. call at 792-4868      D. read the guide book.