I know it is hard to        you that we don’t need to buy a new car, but I must say it is a big waste for us to spend money on this useless item.

      A. disagree                B. persuade                 C. command                D. beg

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第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31～40的相应位置上。

It is interesting to visit another country, but there are sometimes problems    31    we don’t know the language very well. It may be difficult to talk with the people there. We may not know    32    to use the telephone in the country we    33   (visit). We may not know how to buy the things we need.

In a strange country we might not know where to eat    34    what to order in a restaurant. It is not easy to decide how much to tip waiters or taxi drivers. When we need help, we might not know how to ask for help. It is not    35    (please) to have an experience like that.

Mr. Day was a teacher at a school in a big city    36    the north of England. He usually went to France or Germany for a few weeks during his summer holidays, and he spoke French and German quite well.

   37    one year Mr. Day said to one of his friends, “I’m going to have    38    holiday in Athens. But I don’t speak Greek, so I’ll go to evening classes and have Greek lessons for a month before I go.”

He studied very hard for a month, and then his holidays began and he went to Greece.

When he came back a few weeks later, his friend said to him, “Did you have    39    trouble with your Greek when you were in Athens, Dick?”

“No, I didn’t have any trouble with    40   ,” answered Mr. Day. “But the Greeks did!”

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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

     It was in New York City to advise large banks on the secret to success in business. Once I started a  36  with my taxi driver, Tony. He had studied be an oceanic biologist, but couldn't get a  37  job in that field. “I like driving a taxi,” he said. “38  I hope to do much better than just get by.”

Like many people, Tony thought that being self-reliant meant  39  asking for help. But we need to develop relationship in order to  40  our goals.

Tony liked chatting with his customers, yet he didn’t want  41  to them. I advised him to give it a  42  . And he did. Not only did his customers take his taxi more often, but they  43  him to their friends. Soon he had a long list of regulars and  44  buy his own car, then a second. He had to  45  a friend to help with the overflow.

We each contain  46  Of greatness. Life is all about finding that seed and nurturing it to its  47  growth. And I know it’s  48  , because I am living proof.

I’m the son of a steelworker. My dad would come home, his hands  49  and dirty, and say, “I don’t want this for you, Keith. You need a great  50  .”

And bravely, he went to the CEO（总裁）of his company to ask for his advise. The CEO admired his  51  and helped get me a scholarship at one of the best schools in the country. I  52  to Yale University and Harvard Business School. 53  I was the youngest chief marketing officer in the Fortune 500. I learned  54  a young age that the secret to success  55  the power of relationship.

36．A．report                  B．conversation               C．suggestion                  D．speech

37．A．hard                     B．correct                         C．suitable                         D．dull

38．A．And                      B．Since                    C．Because                        D．Though

39．A．never          B．always                          C．ever                               D．sometimes

40．A．find                       B．fail                                  C．miss                               D．achieve

41．A．please                  B．excite                            C．bother                           D．worry

42．A．try                        B．drive                    C．talk                                D．hand

43．A．suggested B．recommended            C．mentioned                   D．told

44．A．was able to        B．could                    C．ought to                        D．might

45．A．make                   B．let                                   C．hire                                D．order

46．A．plants                  B．seeds                            C．origins                           D．members

47．A．empty                  B．full                                  C．huge                              D．tiny

48．A．enough                B．necessary           C．strange                         D．possible

49．A．scratched  B．wounded                      C．injured                           D．fixed

50．A．work                    B．career                           C．education           D．university

51．A．honesty               B．feeling                          C．expression                   D．courage

52．A．went on               B．got off                           C．set out                          D．kept up

53．A．So                         B．Meanwhile                  C．Soon                              D．Once

54．A．of                          B．in                                    C．under                             D．at

55．A．leads to               B．lies in                   C．relies on              D．sticks to

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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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

     It was in New York City to advise large banks on the secret to success in business. Once I started a  36  with my taxi driver, Tony. He had studied be an oceanic biologist, but couldn't get a  37  job in that field. “I like driving a taxi,” he said. “38  I hope to do much better than just get by.”

Like many people, Tony thought that being self-reliant meant  39  asking for help. But we need to develop relationship in order to  40  our goals.

Tony liked chatting with his customers, yet he didn’t want  41  to them. I advised him to give it a  42  . And he did. Not only did his customers take his taxi more often, but they  43  him to their friends. Soon he had a long list of regulars and  44  buy his own car, then a second. He had to  45  a friend to help with the overflow.

We each contain  46  Of greatness. Life is all about finding that seed and nurturing it to its  47  growth. And I know it’s  48  , because I am living proof.

I’m the son of a steelworker. My dad would come home, his hands  49  and dirty, and say, “I don’t want this for you, Keith. You need a great  50  .”

And bravely, he went to the CEO（总裁）of his company to ask for his advise. The CEO admired his  51  and helped get me a scholarship at one of the best schools in the country. I  52  to Yale University and Harvard Business School. 53  I was the youngest chief marketing officer in the Fortune 500. I learned  54  a young age that the secret to success  55  the power of relationship.

36．A．report              B．conversation            C．suggestion            D．speech

37．A．hard                B．correct                    C．suitable                   D．dull

38．A．And                B．Since                   C．Because                  D．Though

39．A．never                  B．always                    C．ever                       D．sometimes

40．A．find                B．fail                         C．miss                       D．achieve

41．A．please              B．excite                     C．bother                    D．worry

42．A．try                  B．drive                   C．talk                        D．hand

43．A．suggested      B．recommended          C．mentioned            D．told

44．A．was able to      B．could                   C．ought to                  D．might

45．A．make               B．let                          C．hire                        D．order

46．A．plants              B．seeds                   C．origins                    D．members

47．A．empty             B．full                        C．huge                       D．tiny

48．A．enough            B．necessary             C．strange                   D．possible

49．A．scratched      B．wounded                 C．injured                   D．fixed

50．A．work               B．career                     C．education             D．university

51．A．honesty           B．feeling                    C．expression            D．courage

52．A．went on           B．got off                    C．set out                    D．kept up

53．A．So                  B．Meanwhile              C．Soon                      D．Once

54．A．of                   B．in                           C．under                         D．at

55．A．leads to           B．lies in                     C．relies on              D．sticks to

III. Verb filling(38%)

With everything he needed ________, she left the supermarket. ( buy)

If selected, he promised he would do all he could ________ public welfare. (promote)

You are wasting your time __________ him; he’ll never take your advice. ( persuade)

We can do no nothing now but _________him. ( encourage)

I meant _______  you last weekend, but I was too busy and could not afford any time. ( visit )

Don’t let those who are not old enough ________ the video game arcade. ( enter)

Do you feel like ________ a walk along the river? ( have)

________ to eat in the school cafeteria every day made me sick.  (force)

Up to now, I ________ four cups of coffee this morning. ( drink)

All of the students _________ attentively when someone made a loud noise. (listen)

By the time I went to bed last night, Tom ________ asleep. (fall)

It was insisted that the man ________ to prison because he committed a serious crime. ( send)

This is the very motor cycle _________ to my desk-mate that was stolen last week. (belong)

That novel written by the famous writer from Hong Kong is certainly worth _______ twice. (read)

There are a number of students _________ to get examined. ( wait)

The gangsters _______ out in a remote cabin until it was safe to return to the city. ( hide)

He is such an _______ man. No one likes him. ( annoy)

The driver of the car probably holds the key to _______ the crime. ( solve)

I spoke to her kindly ________ her. ( not frighten)

It _____ ten years before we meet again. ( be)

It is hard to find a time that _______ everyone. ( suit)

I first met Tom 10 years ago. He _______________ in a radio factory at that time. (work)

Don’t bother to look for my dictionary, for it ____________ up some day. (turn)

Some of our students do need ____________ highly because they perform well in every task they carry out. (praise)

I know Mr. Brown; we ________________ to each other at an international conference. (introduce)

_________ in 1950, this company has a history of over 50 years. (found)

After _________________, the applicants will be required to take a language test. (interview)

His works are said ______________________ into dozens of languages in the past few years. (translate)

I found it no good ____________ to do it again. (continue)

The flowers __________ so sweet that I decided to buy some. (smell)

He came into the classroom, _____________ by many students. (follow)

The terrible sound from downstairs made children _____________. (frighten)

You’d better _______________ to know how to do it. (not pretend)

Neither his parents nor his wife ______________ him well. (understand)

You can hardly imagine the difficulty the woman had ____________ up her children. (bring)

Though _________ money, his parents managed to send him abroad. (lack)

He told us the story of a practical joke __________ on the man working with us. (play)

38.The matter ___________________ now will be settled at today’s meeting. (discuss)