2. 根据英文释义选用下列单词填空：

defend deliver 　delete deliberately decrease decorate　 deposit　 deserve 　discount　 disturb

1) ________ to make something look more attractive by putting something pretty on it

2) _________ to become less or go down to a lower level

3) ______ to do something in order to protect someone or something from being attacked

4) _______ to remove something that has been written down or stored in a computer

5) _________ done in a way that is intended or planned [=　on purpose, intentionally]

6) _______ to take goods, letters, packages etc to a particular place or person

7) _______ to interrupt someone so that they cannot continue what they are doing

8) ________ to put money or something valuable in a place where it will be safe

9) _______ to have earned something by good or bad actions or behaviour

20) ________ the act of reducing the selling usual price of something

1. 单项选择:

1) He knocked over a bottle of ink and _________ the table cloth.

　 A. damaged　　 B. harmed　 C. ruined　　 D. destroyed　

2) You can ask for replacement or repairs, or even ______ when they have caused special losses.

　 A. damages　　 B. damage　 C. damaged　　 D. damaging

3) He rescued a child at the ______ of his own life and then left without being noticed.

　 A. danger　　　 B. risk　　　 C. cost　　　　 D. expense

4) Only a few journalists _______ the story, which was about the president.

　 A. dared covered　　 B. dare covered　 C. dare to cover　 D. dared to cover

5) ---Do you know when the Chinese custom ______ from?

　　 ---It's hard to say. But its characteristics _______ the Tang Dynasty.

　 A. began; prove　 B. started; show　 C. is; appear　 D. dates; suggest

6) He was lying in the hospital __________, with his ribs broken.

　 A. half dead　　 　B. deadly　　　 　C. death　　　　 D. died

7) In ten years of time, the population of China will begin to _______. So there will be fewer and fewer students in schools.

　 A. faint　 　　　B. reduce　 　　　C. fall　 　　　　D. decline

8) The old lady ______ smilingly to be helped up the stairs.

　　 A. rejected　　　 B. declined　　　　 C. refused　　　 D. denied

9) They dived ______ into the forest and felt ______ frightened.

　　 A. deeply; deep　 B. deeply; deeply　　 C. deep; deep　　 D. deep; deeply

10) Doctors have said that as many as 50 percent of patients don’t take medicine as ________.

　　 A. described　　　 B. determined　　 C. directed　　　 D. depended

11) John was late for the business meeting because his flight had been ________ by a heavy storm.

　 　A. defended　　　 　B. stopped　　　 　C. slowed　　 　D. delayed

12) The mother _______ other things to the task of looking after her sick child.

　　 A. delays　　　 B. puts off　　　　 C. spends　　　　 D. forgets

13) Some laid-off workers _______ took up the well-paid work to wait on patients in hospitals.

　 A. delightedly　 　B. challengingly　 　C. disappointedly　　 　D. rewarding

14) --- How long are you staying?　

--- I don't know. ________.

A. That's OK　 　　B. Never mind　 　　C. It depends　 　　D. It doesn't matter

15) After all harms she has done, she ___________ whatever she gets.

　　 A. delivers　　 B. declares　 C. deserves　　 D. determines

16) Tenants (房客) must ______ 200 pounds______ the landlord, in case of damage.

　 A. deposit; for　 B.deposit; with　 C. deposit; to　 D. deposit; on

17) ---Why is John always working so hard?

---He ________ a high income to support his big family.

A. hopes 　　B. wishes 　　　C. deserves　 　　　D. desires

18) Scholarships __________ to aid students who can not pay the full tuition ( 学费)

　　 A. are designed　　 B. design　　 C. are designing　 D. designs

19) Her performance was perfect and, _______ the fact that there were other 20 participants, the first prize still belonged to her.

　　 A. delightedly　 　　　B. while　　 　C. despite　　 　D. though

20) At this rate, the forest will be completely ________ within the next 30 years.

　 A. damaged　 　　B. ruined　　 　　C. spoiled　　 　　D. destroyed

21) One of the best ways for people to keep fit is to______ healthy eating habits.

　 　A. grow 　　　　　　 B develop 　　　C. design　 　　　　　　　　　 　　D. raise

22) Although the working mother is very busy, she still ______ a lot of time to her children.

　 　A. devotes　　　 B. spends　　　 C. depends　　　 　　D. provides

23) Although the wind has _____, the rain remains steady, so you still need a raincoat.

　 　A. turned up　　 　B. gone back　 　C. died down　　 　D. died up

24) We have tried everything, but it made little _______.

　 　A. good　　　　 B. use　　　　 C. different　　　　 　　D. difference

25) It's the kind of book you can _________; you don't need to read the whole book.

　 A. dip into　　 　　B. divide into　　 　C. put into　 　　D. get into

26) We cannot go to Beijing _____, we have to change trains in Shanghai.

　 A. differently　　　　 B. direct　　 C. as soon as　　　 D. immediately

27) Generally speaking, when taken according to the ________, the drug has no side effect.

　 A. description　 B. directions　　 C. descriptions　　 D. direction　

28) My father is a lawyer, and he discouraged me _______ entering the field.

　 　A. into　　 　　B. of　　 　　　C. out of　　　 　　D. from

29) The faces of four famous American presidents on Mount Rushmore can be seen from a ____ of 60 miles.

　　 A. 1ength　　 　B. distance 　　　C. way　 　　　D. distinction

30) The two brothers look so much ______ that we can't ______ one from the other.

　 　A. alike; distinguish　 B. familiar; tell　 C. alike; differ 　　D. familiar; separate

31) You would be unlucky to see sharks, but these are no problem if you don't _______ them.

　　 A. disappoint　　　 　B. disturb　　 　C. discourage　　 　D. discover

32) ---Will $ 200 ________?

　 ---I'm afraid not. We need at least 50 more dollars.

　　 A. count　　　　 B. satisfy　　 　　C. fit　　　　　 　D. do

33) The house is now worth _______ we paid for it.

　　 A. the amount double　　 　　　　　B. the double amount

　　 C. amount double the　　 　　　　　D. double the amount

34) You can complain, but I doubt ________ it'll make any difference.

　　 A. what　　 　B. though　 　C. if　 　　　D. that

35) I bought _______ eggs and _______ daily things at the supermarket yesterday.

A. three dozen of these; scores of　 　　　B. three dozens of; score of

C. three dozen these; scores of　　 　　　D. three dozen of; score of

36) Can you ________ the kids while I make breakfast?

　　 A. wear　　 　　B. have on　 　　C. dress　　 D. put on

37) Joe Jones, the eighth of the eight children, had to ________ out of high school at the age of 16 to help his father on the farm.

A. leave　　 　　　B. drop　 　　　　C. fall　　 　　　　　D. draw

38) This year the white ducks are no longer lovely in locals' eyes, _____ their fear of bird　　 flu.

　 A. due to 　　B. except for　　 　C. in case of　 　　D. instead of

39) Most members of the drama club, though shy in real life, are quite ____ once they get on stage.

A. delighted　　 　B. calm　 　　C. competitive　　　 D. dynamic

8. 选用下列单词或短语的适当形式完成下面短文：(每空只填一词)

　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Text 1

effort　 precious　 limit　 return　 earn　 form　 spend　 make use of　 be equal to　 put off

We all know a popular saying, “Time is money.” But in my opinion, time is even more 1)________ than money. Why? Because when money is gone, we can 2)_______ it back; however, when time is gone, it will never 3)________.

It is clear that the time we can use is 4)_______. Therefore, we should 5)______ full _____ _____ our time to do useful things. As students, we must not relax our 6)_______ in our studies, so we can serve our country better in the future.

But some people do not know the importance of time. They 7)________ their precious time smoking, drinking and chatting. They do not realize that wasting time 8)____ ______ ____ wasting a part of their valuable life.

In short, we should 9)_______ the good habit of making full use of time. Don’t 10)_____ _____ what can be done today until tomorrow.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Text 2

mind　 existence　 duty　 colorful　 effective　 shocked　 at　 especially　 even　 unfortunately　 therefore　 lack　 escape　　 after all　 care for

Animals are close friends of human beings. Their 1)__________, 2)__________ that of rare animals makes the whole world lively and 3)________. 4)_____________, we heard such news recently that rare animals, 5)______ kept in the zoo, couldn't 6)________ being hurt and killed, 7)_____ which we can feel nothing but 8)________. The reason why it happened is that some people 9)______ understanding about these animals and 10)______ _____ them.

11)___________, we should study and publicize the information about rare animals, and keep it in 12)_______ that protecting animals is the 13 )______ of everyone. At the same time, we should take active and 14)__________ measures. 15)______ _____, protecting animals is protecting ourselves.

Text 3

activity　 disadvantage　 quality　 less　 affect　 advance　 deal　 prepare　 succeed　 lead

Some of the students in our school think there are advantages in being a student cadre, but some don't. In my opinion, there are both advantages and 1)____________ in being a student cadre.

　 If you are a student cadre, you can train yourself to have fine 2)__________ in uniting your classmates, organizing 3)___________, doing good things for classmates and 4)_______ with some practical problems, which 5)________ you for working in the future society. For example, if you are a monitor, you should 6)______ your classmates in doing everything well, which will help you to 7)___________ in your future work. On the other hand, being a cadre can also 8)________ your study more or 9)______. But if you make good use of your study time and do your work well after class, you’ll 10)___________ in both your study and work.

7.翻译：

1) 我们热切希望这项计划能早日着手进行。

　__________________________________________________________

2) 家长说的每句话都将对孩子产生影响。

　 ___________________________________________________________

3) 他们推选那位老人为俱乐部主席。

　 __________________________________________________________

4) 在紧急情况下保持镇静是很重要的。

　 ________________________________________________________.

5) 多参加些体育锻炼，你就不那么容易感冒了。

　 ___________________________________________________________

6) 大多数父母都对自己的子女寄予很大希望。

　 _________________________________________________________________

7) 公众应受到合理利用能源的教育。

____________________________________________________________________

8) Mr. Yang, can I be excused from sport today? I hurt my ankle yesterday.

_________________________________________________________________

9) The distant island is seldom, if ever, visited by ships.

　 ___________________________________________________.

10) Stop spending so fast, or you'll end up as a beggar.

　 ________________________________________________________.

11) As we all know, success results from hard work; without efforts nothing can be achieved.

　 _____________________________________________________.

6. 选用下列词的适当形式填空：

material　 pleasure　 form　 when　 go　 drop　 miss　 lift　　 overcome　 show　 produce　 pick up

1) Many countries are increasing their use of natural gas, wind and other ______ of energy.

2) If he continues like this, he will end up _______ a stone only to have it _____ on his own foot, just as the old saying ______.

3) Mr. White, our chief engineer, usually goes to work on his bike except _____ it rains.

4) Money plays an important role in the _________ world. But expecting money to give happiness may be ___________ the meaning of life.

5) Few _________ can equal that of a cool drink on a hot day.

6) She ___________ a scarf (围巾) to wear with the dress.

7) Medical evidence _____ that men are more likely to have heart attacks than women.

8) We need a spirit of enterprise if we are to ________ our difficulties.

9) A scientist must ________ evidence in support of a theory.

5.选用下列短语及词组的适当形式填空：

Part　 1

take effect　 come into effect　 have effect on　 make an effort　 eat one’s words come to an end　 end up with　 can never…enough　　 enter for　　 be equal to

1) Don't boast too much．You will be forced to ___________________ one day．

2) It was nearly half an hour before the medicine ____________.

3) The new law has _______________; surely it will have effect on industry of the country.

4) What is learned in books cannot ______ the same deep ___________ a child’s character as what is learned through experience.

5) Great _______ to increase agricultural production must be ______ if food shortage is to be avoided.

6) ---What about the party?

---It was a success. We sang and danced until it _____________ at midnight.

7) At the dinner we usually begin with soup and ______________ fruit.

8) Such is the kindness of the nurse that the patient _________ be thankful _______ to her.

9) Many competitors have ______________ the high jump which they are good at.

10) The scholar has knowledge and ability as well. He ___________ the research work.

Part　 2

equip…with　 even so　 even if　 keep an eye out for　 set an example to except that　 except what　 in exchange for

11) __________ modern facilities(设施),today’s libraries differ greatly from those of the past.

12) Mr. Zhang is mild in character. He never shouts __________ he is angry.

13) There are a lot of spelling mistakes；___________ it’s quite a good article.

14) Parents should __________________ their children in behavior.

15) I know nothing about that young girl ______________ she is an actress.

16) I know nothing about the earthquake _____________ I read in the newspaper.

17) Since the foreigner came, we have been giving her Chinese lessons _____________ her teaching us English.

18) Mom, I lost the diamond ring you bought for me as my birthday present. Could you ___________________ it when you clean my bedroom?

4.选用下列动词的适当形式填空：

Part　 1

educate　 evaluate　 encourage　 equal　 enable　 erupt　 envy　 escape　 enter express

1) Children of today should be _________ to be co-operative and get on well with others.

2) If, as they would have you believe, gun-carrying and killing improve human-character, then perhaps we should ____________ war.

3) In this time, modern technology has ________ doctors to developed new surgical techniques.

4) Knock at the door before _________, please.

5) The public ________ their concern about the accident.

6) Helen was much kinder to her youngest son than to the others, which, of course, made the others _______ him .

7) Liu Xiang, in the 2005 Olympic Games, __________ the 110 hurdle world record.

8) Smoke and flames came out of the volcano as it ________.

9) In the face of the big fire in October in California, many people in the fire-stricken areas moved out to _________ being burned

10) It is impossible to __________ these results without knowing more about the research methods employed.

Part　 2

examine　 exchange　 employ　 expand　 excuse　 enlarge　 exist　 expect　 experience　 explore　 explain　 enjoy　 exploit　 expose

11) --- Can you see what the teacher has written on the blackboard?

--- No. I think I need to have my eyes __________ and perhaps I need to wear glasses.

12) With the graduation time drawing near, they started to __________ photos and words.

13) The police had the photograph of the missing girl __________ in order to see it clearly.

14) She is a laid-off worker; She hasn't been _____________ for six months now.

15) You will __________ me for not recognizing you at once.

16) Wide differences of intelligence and character _______ even in children of the same family.

17) After the Arab states won independence, great emphasis was laid on ___________ education, with girls as well as boys being encouraged to go to school.

18) People in the future will be able to _______ a longer and healthier life and remain active even in old age.

19) His eyes shone brightly when he finally received the football player’s signature he had long been ____________.

20) Our country has ____________ great changes in the last 30 years.

21) You should understand the traffic rule by now. You've had it _________ often enough.

22) Only by ________ the unknown world continuously can we have discoveries and inventions.

23) Being __________ to sunlight for too much time will do harm to one’s skin.

24) We must _______ our rich natural resources for the development of our agriculture.

3.选用下列词的适当形式填空：

Part　 1

edge　 education　 else　 ecology　 editor　 economic　 effective　 enterprise　 effort　 either

1) Plans to build a chemical factory could threaten the __________ of the island.

2) Shenzhen, which is one of the earliest special ___________ zones in China, has become a modern city.

3) Keep away from the _________ of the cliff or you might fall.

4) His wife is the _________ of a local newspaper.

5) No country can afford to neglect the ___________ of its young people.

6) ___________ measures should be taken to educate the pupils to obey school rules.

7) We're looking for young people with _________ and creativity.

8) You can do it if you want to, but in my opinion it’s not worth the ________ it involves.

9) ________ you apologize for what you’ve just said or it is all over between us.

10) How well Mary speaks Chinese! Her pronunciation is better than anybody ____ in her class.

Part　 2

electrical　 electric　　 energy　 enjoy　 enquiry　 emergency　 embarrassed　 embarrassing　 encouragement　 endless

11) There is a failure in the ___________ system, so there is no electricity.

12) The solar cell can change the energy of sunlight into ________ energy.

13) He was trying to __________ 　me by asking me questions I couldn't answer.

14) My most ________________ moment was trying to introduce a woman whose name I couldn't remember.

15) Remember, dial 110 in case of an ___________.

16) In school most children need _______________ rather than punishment.

17) After it seemed an ________ wait, it was now his turn to be examined.

18) Jack was full of ________ as if he had never known tiredness when he was at work.

19) The office is quite bright and airy--- it’s a pleasant working _____________.

20) After months of _________ we finally discovered the truth.

Part　 3

evolution　 eventually　 entertainment　 equality　 ever　 evidence　　　 every　　 exact　　 exactly　　 especially

21) Not only did they bring snacks and drinks, but they also brought cards for ____________ when they had a picnic in the forest.

22) When it comes to the _________ of men and women, we can’t but admit that nowadays many girl university students still haven’t got equal employment opportunities.

23) It's always difficult being in a foreign country, ___________ if you don't speak the language.

24) After many years’ waiting, Chinese people ______________ realized their dream to hold the Olympic Games.

25) The ability to store knowledge makes computers different from every other machine ____ invented.

26) How often do you have PE lessons?　

--- ________ other day, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

27) As we know, collecting _________ from some witness is one part of policemen’s job.

28) Ted couldn’t remember the ________ date of the storm, but he knew it was a Sunday because everybody was at church.

29) However much advice I gave him, he did __________ what he wanted to.

30) Do you know about the __________ of a seed into a plant?

Part　 4

existence　 existing　 exhibition　 extraordinarily　 explanation　 expedition　 expense　 experience　 export　 expression　 entertaining　 extreme

31) A lot of new cars will be shown in the car ____________.

32) The argument remains extremely heated whether there are necessary conditions of ________ such as water on the Mars.

33) The waste can be reduced by at least one third using _________ technologies and methods.

34) He will make an ___________ to the tropical rain forest of South America to photograph wild animals there.

35) Industries have often shown an unwillingness to find ways to deal with dangerous waste because of the related ___________.

36) I have never had the ____________ of traveling, for I just can’t afford the expenses of it.

37) Can you give me any reasonable ____________ about your absence from work yesterday?

38) Wool is one of the chief __________ of Australia.

39) Her _____________ on her face suggested that she was not telling the truth.

40) She is ___________ beautiful. Everyone admires her.

41) If a person's lifestyle is destroyed, they can do __________ things.

42) I think there are only a few sports that are both ____________ and relaxing.

43) The directions he gave me were so ________ that I found the place easily.

44) _________ of the injured arm was painful.

45) Once there is a fire, get out of the building from the fire _______.

2. 根据英文释义选用下列单词填空：

encourage　 enthusiastic 　enquiry　 elegant entertainment　 evidence　 evaluate　 explicit　 equality　 expose

1) ______ beautiful, attractive, or graceful

2) _________ to give someone the courage or confidence to do something

3) ________ a question you ask in order to get information

4) _____________ things that are intended to amuse or interest people

5) ___________ feeling or showing a lot of interest and excitement about something

6) ___________ a situation in which people have the same rights, advantages etc

7) _________ to judge how good, useful, or successful something is [=　assess]

8) ________ facts or signs that show clearly that something exists or is true

9) ________ expressed in a way that is very clear and direct

10) _________ to show something that is usually covered or hidden

1. 单项选择:

1) At the beginning of the party, ______ of the guests was given a piece of paper.

A. everyone　　　 B. each　　　　 C. every　　　 　　 D. all

2) People were pushing each other out of the way ________ to get to the front.

　 A. eager　　 B. eagerness　　 C. hope　　　　 D. hopeless

3) Keep ______ hours is a very good habit and it will keep you healthy.

　 A. easy　　 B. quick　　　 C. eager　　　　 D. early

4) I gave him a warning, ________ he, to my disappointment, turned a deaf ear.

A. of which　　　 B. at which　　 C. to which　　　 D. to it

5) ---Oh, dear! You appear so worried. What ______ has happened to you?

　---Well, Mum. It's a long story.

　 A. in the fact　　　 B. on the earth　　 　C. in fact　　 　D. on earth

6) Small cars are ______ of fuel, so they have more appeal for consumers.

A. free 　　　　　　　　　 B. short 　　　　　 C. economic 　　　　　　 D. economical

7) The new law will come into ________ on the day it is passed.

　 A. effect　　　 B. use　　　 C. effort　　　 D. being

8) Showing some sense of humor can be a (n) _____ way to deal with some stressful situation.

A. favorable　　 B. efficient　　 C. effective　 　D. favorite

9) The secret of his success is that he does everything _______.

　 A. efficiently 　　B. effectively 　　C. anxiously　　　 D. sufficiently

10) The lady dressed in fashionable clothes is _____ in her appearance, but rude in her speech．

A. evident　 　 B. considerate　 　 C. elegant　 　　　 D. innocent

11) The ______on his face told me that he was angry.

A. impression　　 　B. expectation　　 C. appearance　　 　D. expression

12) This dictionary is available in _______ form in this library.

　 A. electric　　　 B. electronic　　　 C. electrical　　　　 D. electricity　

13) --- I hear they aren't pleased with the house you've chosen for them.

　 --- Well, ________ could they live in such comfort?

　 A. where else 　　B. what else　　 　C. how　　　　 D. why

14) The next morning there was always something in anyone else's stockings. Only mine hung there _______.

　 A. endless　 　　　B. nothing　 　　　C. full　 　　　　D. empty

15) The tourist industry should be _______ to supply a variety of jobs.

　 　A. enriched　　 　B. invented　 　　C. produced　　 D. encouraged

16) When the meeting was _____, they all rose and left.

A. at the end　　 　B. at an end 　　C. at the end of　 　D. at an end of

17) Yesterday, we held a meeting about English study. The meeting ____　 　failure.

A. ended with　　 B. ended in　C. ending with　D. ending in

18) The poor driver telephoned the police and ______what had happened.

A. told　　　　　 　 B. talked　　　　　　　 C. expressed　　 　 　D. explained

19) Drinking too much will _________ drivers’ lives.

A. endanger　 　　B. threaten 　　　C. enable　　 　　D. harm

20) My grandfather is as ________ as a young man and hates sitting around doing nothing all day.

　　 A. enthusiastic　 　B. energetic 　　　C. talkative　　 　D. sensitive

21) To gain their _____ after an exhausting game, the players 1ay in the grass.

　　 A．force　　 　B．energy　　 　　C．power　　 　　D．excuse

22) _____ in writing letters, he had no time to notice me.

　　　　 　A. Engaged　　 　 B. Enlarged　 　　 C. Interested　 　　　 D. Surprised

23) Although she did not know Boston well, she made her way________ to the Home Cirele Building.

A. easy enough　　 B. enough easy　 　C. easily enough 　　D. enough easily

24) To 　　　the child’s quick recovery, five doctors took turns looking after him day and night.

A. ensure　　　 B. enrich　　 C. promise　　 　　　 D. indicate

25) Broadly speaking, I would agree with Shirley, though not _______ .

　 A. widely　　 B. thoroughly　 　　C. entirely 　　　D. extensively

26) Fitness is important in sport, but of at least 　　　　　importance are skills.

A. fair　　 　B. equal　　 　C. reasonable　　 　D. especially　

27) Though the weather was _____cold and windy, I came _____ to see you.

　　　　 A．specially; specially　　　 B．especially; especially　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　　 C．especially; specially 　　　　　 　D．specially; especially

28) Mr. Smith appealed to his friends to _______ his stolen car.

A. keep an eye out for　 B. keep an eye on 　C. keep an eye on　 D. keep an eye for 　　

29) Everyone was on time for the meeting, _______ Chris, who's usually ten minutes late for everything.

　　 A. especially　　　　　　 B. even　　　　 　C. only 　　　D. yet

30) Sometimes we just believe what we see ______ the reality may be different.

A. now that　 　　B. even so　 　C. as long as 　　　D. even if

31) Much of the power of the trade unions has been lost 　　　　, their political influence should be very great.

　 A. As a result　　 　B. As usual　　　 　C. Even so 　　　　　D. Even if

32) In the　　 of rain, the opening ceremony of the book fair will have to be held indoors．

　　 A．face　　 　 　B．event　 　　　　　 　C．end　　 　　D. course

33) On New Year's Eve, New York City holds an outdoor _____________ which attracts a crowd of a million or more people.

A. affair　　　 　C. end　　　 　　B. incident　　　　 　D. event

34) There was so long a queue for drinks at the interval that they _______ gave up.

A. unfortunately　 　B. eventually　 　C. generously　 　D. evidently

35) I thought she was famous, but none of my friends have 　　　　heard of her.

　 　A. ever　　　 　B. even 　　　　C. just　　　　　 　D. never

36) --- Shall we go skating next Saturday?

--- Can we make it ______ other day, John? I'll have to finish my term paper next week.

A. any　　　 　B. one　　 　C. every　　　 　D. each

37) --- The exam was easy, wasn't it?　 --- Yes, but I don't think _________ could pass it.

　 A. somebody　　 　B. anybody 　　C. nobody　 　D. everybody

38) The class are going to be _____on everything they have learned this year.

　 A. checked　　 B. examined 　　　C. equaled　　　 D. graded

39) ---Do you think the Opera House in Sydney makes you think of seashells?

--- Of course. Some modern architecture _____ from nature.

A. takes examples 　　 　B. take example　　 C. give examples　　　 D. set an example

40) Mary has done many interesting things . She should write a book about her _____.

　 A. experience　　 B. experiences　　 C. an experience　 D. some experiences

41) The boy has a handsome face _____ the scar on his forehead.

A．except 　　　　 B．except for 　　　　 C．except that 　　　 D．besides

42) He was so ______ that he could say nothing but hold his sister’s hands firmly. His sister said nothing, either, _______ tears coming into her face.

A. exciting; excited　 B. exciting; exciting　 C. excited; excited　 D. excited; exciting

43)To be understood, the foreigner had to _______ himself in body language.

　 A. enjoy　　 B. admire　 　C. attract　　　 D. express

44) --- I’m sorry I stepped outside for a smoke. I was very tired.

　 --- There is no _____ for this while you are on duty.

　　 A．reason　　 B．excuse 　　C．cause　　 D．explanation

45) The more one is ________ the English-speaking environment, the better he or she will learn the language.

A. exposed to　 　B. experienced in　　　 C. caught on　　 　D. kept up

46) --- Do you think the Stars will beat the Bulls?

---Yes. They have better players, so I ______ them to win.

　　 A. hope　　　　 B. prefer　　　 C. expect 　　　D. want

47) I really do not know whether we can succeed，so do not expect ______.

　　 A. us too much　　　　 B. us of too much　　 C. too much of us　　 　 D. of us too much

48) The performance "the 1,000-hand Kwan-yin", an unusual dance, is so moving and perfect that it is almost beyond all the viewers' _______.

A. expectation　　 B. wish　　 　　C. hope　 　D. expression

49) My _____ sister is two years _____ than me and doesn’t look her age.

　 A. older; older　 B. elder; older　 C. elder; elder　　 D. older; elder