27. A. question　　　 　　 B. imagine　　　 　　　　 C. choose　　　 　 　　 　　　　D. understand

26. A. sounded　　　 　　 B. looked 　　　 　　　　C. smelt　 　　　　 　　D. tasted

25. A. listen 　　　　 　　B. feel　 　　　　 　　　　C. see 　　　　　 　　　　D. find

24. A. shouting　　　 　　 B. laughing 　 　　　　C. speaking　　 　　　 D. talking

23. A. quietly　 　　 　　B. quickly　　　 　　　　 C. noisily 　　　 　　　　D. easily

22. A. mind　　 　　　　 B. hope　　　 　　　 　　C. notice 　　　 　　　　D. expect

21. A. worried about　　 B. interested in　　　 C. surprised at　 　　　D. tired of

20. The film we saw last night is called The Bridges of Madison County,, which is ____ a novel by Robert James.

A. based on　　　　　　　　　 B. basing on　 　　C. based at　 　　　　　　　 D. basing at

第二节 完形填空(共20小题; 每小题1分, 满分20分)

One summer evening I was sitting by the open window, reading a good science storybook. I was so 　21　 　the story I was reading that I didn’t 　22 　that it was getting dark. When I realized that it was too dark for me to read _23___, I put the book down and got up to turn on the light. Just then I heard someone 　24　 , “Help! Help!” It seemed to come from the trees at the end of the yard. I looked out but it was too dark to　 25　 　anything clearly. Almost immediately I heard the cry again. It 　26　 　like a child, but I could not 　27　 　what someone would be doing in our backyard, unless one of my neighbour’s children had climbed a tree and had not been able to　 28　 .

I decided that I ought to go out and have 　29　 　in the yard, just in case someone was　 　30　 . I got a flashlight and a stick, which I thought might be useful. With these in my hands, I went out　 　31　 　the yard. Once again I heard the cry and this time there was no doubt that it came from the trees at the far end of the yard. “Who is there?” I 　32　 　as I walked across the yard towards the trees. But there was no 　33　 . With the help of my flashlight,　 I　 　34　 　all over that end of the yard, including the branches of the trees. There was no 　35 　of anybody or anything. I came to the conclusion that my 　36　 　made fun of me, probably because of the strange creatures(生物)on another 　37　 　which I read about in the story.

I had to go back into the house and put the stick and flashlight away. I had just sat down to read my book again when I was 　38　 by the cry of “Help! Help!” This time it was from right behind me! I dropped my book and　 　39　 . There, sitting on the table was my neighbour’s large green and red 　40　 .

19. It was because he was ill _____ he couldn’t come yesterday.

A. which　　 B. that　　　 C. when　　　 D. so

18. The teacher asked a very difficult question. It was Ted who finally ____ a good answer.

A. came up with　B. kept up with　　 C. went through with D. put up with