--Do you have enough to _____ all your daily expenses?

--Oh, yes, enough and to spare.

A spend　　 B afford　　 C fill　　　 D cover

He decided to           for the new position after he took everything into consideration.

A. apply                      B. afford            C. offer                                 D. find

第二节  完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

I grew up poor –living with my wonderful mother. We had little money ,but plenty of love and attention . I was  36   and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was , he could still            37   a dream.

  My dream was to be a(n) 38 .By the time I was 16, I started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per hour fastball and  39  anything that moved on the football field. I was also  40  : My high school coach was John , who not only believed in me ,but also taught me  41  to believe in myself .He  42  me the difference between having a dream and remaining true to that dream .One particular  43  with Coach John changed my life forever .

A friend recommended ( suggested ) me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my packet-money for a new bike, new clothes and the  44  of savings for a house for my mother .Then I realized I would have to  45  up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.

   When I told John , he was  46  as I expected him to be . “You have your whole life to work ,” he said . “ Your  47  days are limited .You can’t afford to waste them.” I stood before him with my head  48  ,trying to think of the  49  that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his  50  in me.

  “ How much are you going to make at this job, son?” he asked . “3.5 dollars an hour.” I replied.

  “Well.” he asked , “is 3.5 dollars an hour the price of a dream?”

   That simple questions made  51  for me the difference between  52  something right now and having a  53  . I decided myself to play sports that summer and with the year I was  54  by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball ,and was  55  a $20000 contract ( agreement ) .In 1999, I bought my mother the house of my dream !

36.A.happy                         B. polite                      C. shy                          D. honest

37. A. live                            B. afford                    C. make                      D. need

38. A. athlete                             B. musician              C. businessman      D. writer

39. A. kick                          B. play                       C. pass                      D. hit

40. A. fight                         B. popular                 C. lucky                      D. confident

41. A. how                           B. why                       C. when                     D. whether

42. A. gave                        B. taught                  C. brought                 D. asked

43. A. accident                 B. matter                  C. problem               D. experience

44. A. aim                          B. idea                       C. start                      D. purpose

45. A. keep                        B. end                        C. give                       D. pick

46. A. mad                          B. mournful              C. frightened           D. shameful

47. A. living                        B. playing                  C. working                D. learning

48. A. moving                    B. nodding                C. shaking                 D. hanging

49. A. answers                          B. excuses                C. words                   D. ways

50. A. sadness                   B. regret                    C. hopelessness       D. disappointment

51. A. direct                        B. clear                       C. straight                 D. bare

52. A. wanting                   B. changing               C. dreaming              D. enjoying

53. A. wish                          B. goal                        C. score.                     D. desire

54. A. had                            B. made                      C. fired                        D. hired

55. A. paid                           B. got                          C. offered                   D. presented 

二、完形填空
When an NBA player is young he thinks he can win the championship by himself. It is only later when he has aged and been through many battles  36  he learns an important lesson: there is no “I” in “team”.
There is  37  better example of the value of teamwork than the Boston Celtics. Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett were all  38  on three different teams. Yet, none of them had any titles to show for it.  39  last season, they  40  to sacrifice money and individual statistics to play together. Garnett and Allen joined Pierce on the Celtics and  41  the NBA in the process.
It started in simple ways. Garnett and Allen are two of the most intense athletes in the world. They treat every second of every practice like it is the NBA  42 . If you want to play alongside them then you will have to do the same. So, the young guys on the Celtics started giving their full effort too.
Pierce had been the star of the Celtics for many years. He  43  shoot the ball many times a game. But with the addition of Allen and Garnett he shot less and  44  on defense. His  45  showed the young players that doing what made the team better was the only thing that  46 .
When the Celtics  47  and the game was almost over, Garnett, Pierce and Allen would come out of the game. But they wouldn’t just sit on the bench.  48 , they stood and cheered and  49  for their teammates. They wanted to support their friends and  50 .
Now, the guys who don’t play know they can still  51  the game by cheering so they scream and cheer when Garnet, Allen and Pierce are playing. The Celtics have developed a strong  52 . They are more than just teammates. They are  53 .
The result: the Boston Celtics won the 2008 NBA championship and are considered the favorites to  54  the Eastern Conference championship again this year.
There is a saying that  55 , “A successful team beats with one heart.” If that is the case, the Celtics may have the biggest heart in the NBA.
36. A. that              B. when                    C. where                D. which
37. A. not                    B. no                           C. never                 D. seldom
38. A. super stars          B. film stars           C. football stars          D. known persons
39.   A. Yet                  B. Though             C. Then                 D. Finally
40.   A. meant              B. planned             C. decided           D. intended
41.   A. created             B. changed                C. maintained         D. altered
42.   A. championship    B. test                   C. practice          D. drill
43.   A. would              B. used to                    C. could                 D. need
44.   A. focused            B. looked                     C. depended               D. relied
45.   A. selfishness        B. selflessness         C. heroism                  D. male chauvinist
46.   A. happened      B. took                    C. came                D. mattered
47.   A. were winning    B. were failing        C. were going              D. were rising
48.   A. However         B. But                     C. Though            D. Instead
49.   A. shouted        B. laughed               C. screamed          D. neighed
50.   A. teammates           B. relatives                   C. families            D. audience
51.   A. effort                      B. afford                     C. effect                      D. affect
52.   A. teamship       B. connection               C. friendship          D.relationship
53.   A. friends             B. brothers            C. comrades          D. teammates
54.   A. beat                 B. defeat                      C. knock                  D. hit
55.   A. writes              B. goes                    C. speaks                 D. talks

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s __36__ filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so __37__ that I decided to write an article about her.

I __38__ Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She __39__ and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I __40__ I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.

I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there __41__, taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that __42__ Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The __43__ was almost unbearable. I struggled for days __44__ draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.

It didn’t take long. My manuscript  __45__. How stupid of me! I thought. How could I __46__ in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t __47__ the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.

Five years later, I was moving to California. While __48__ my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in __49__:

Dear Ms Profit,

Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some __50__ materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to __51__ your story soon.

Shocked, it took me a long time to __52__. Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of __53__ writing. Today, I have become a full-time writer. Looking back on this __54__, I learned a very important lesson: You can’t __55__ to doubt yourself. 

1.A. joy                              B. voice                            C. speech                           D. smile

2.A. proud                        B. active                    C. satisfied                        D. moved       

3.A. visited                  B. emailed                     C. phoned                        D. interviewed

4.A. agreed                     B. refused                       C. hesitated                              D. paused

5.A. admitted                  B. discovered                 C. explained                      D. knew

6.A. seriously                   B. patiently                     C. nervously                    D. quietly

7.A. blaming                    B. fooling              C. inviting                         D. urging

8.A. hardship                  B. failure                          C. comment                        D. pressure

9. A. with                         B. by                                C. on                                  D. in

10.A. disappeared          B. returned                              C. spread                         D. improved

11.A. compare               B. struggle                               C. survive                          D. compete

12.A. ignore                     B. deliver                        C. face                                D. receive

13.A. decorating           B. repairing                     C. cleaning                       D. leaving

14.A. disbelief                 B. anxiety                            C. horror                           D. panic

15.A. subjective              B. relevant                     C. private                          D. reliable

16.A. broadcast              B. create                         C. publish                          D. assess

17.A. recover                        B. prepare                       C. escape                          D. concentrate

18.A. constant                  B. endless                         C. typical                             D. enjoyable

19.A. experience            B. success                        C. benefit                                D. accident

20.A. attempt             B. afford                            C. expect                     D. pretend