I’ll never forget May 12, 2008 when we were having classes at Beichuan Middle School, Sichuan Province, and a huge 　　31　 　hit the area that day.

　 At about 2:28 pm, our teacher , Mr. Wang, was teaching us singing on the fourth floor of the teaching building. 　　32　 　we felt the building shaking violently. It was an earthquake! It was too late to rush out to the outdoors. 　　33　 　later, the whole building fell down entirely. We were 　　34　 　in ruins. We couldn’t move at all. No one could really imagine at that split second, how much pain we had 　　35　 　or how desperate( 绝望 ) we felt as we waited to be 　　36　 　. I heard Mr. Wang calling our names again and again…

　 Hours later, some people came to rescue and some of us were saved.

　 Later, I 　　37　 　this huge earthquake scaled 8.0 magnitude. It hit several provinces including Sichuan, Gansu and Shanxi. So far it has 　　38　 　more than 80,000 and injured 360,000. My hometown ---Beichuan was 　　39　 　the worst-hit areas. Our school, which was 　　40　 　filled with vigor( 活力 ) and laughter, was a dead valley.

　 Words after such a/an 　　41　 　could appear nothing but empty and pointless. So many people’s lives were taken away. So much 　　42　 　was done and the whole city was 　　43　 　. Beichuan has become a history.

　 Now, some of my classmates and I were organized to study in a middle school in Jiangsu Province. I still 　　44　 　dreaming and still strive for a better future: to make our homes beautiful yet 　　45　 　.

　 May victims rest in peace. May survivors live to be stronger.

31. A. rain 　　　　　　　 　　　 B. earthquake 　　　　　　　 C. snow 　　　　 　　　 D. rock

32. A. Finally 　 　　　 B. Luckily 　　　　　　　　　 C. Suddenly　 　　　 　　　 D. Actually

33. A. Minutes 　 　　　 B. Weeks 　　　　　　　　　　 C. Hours 　　　　　　　 D. Days

34. A. trapped 　 　　　 B. stayed 　　　　　　　　　　 C. played　 　　　　　 D. packed

35. A. lived　 　　　　　 B. suffered 　　　　　　　　　 C. enjoyed 　　　　　 D. escaped

36. A. ignored 　 　　　 　　　　　　　　　　B. recovered 　　　　 　　　

C. rescued 　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　D. remembered

37. A. found out 　　　 B. added up 　　　　 　　　 C. came up 　　　　　 D. set down

38. A. devoted 　 　　　 B. helped　 　　　　　　　　　 C. killed 　　　　　　　 　　　 D. concerned

39. A. outside 　 　　　 B. without 　　　　　　　　　 C. far from　 　　　 D. among

40. A. now　 　　　　　 B. once　 　　　 　　　　　　　 C. then　 　　　　　　　 　　　 D. never

41. A. attitude 　 　　　 B. trouble 　　　　　　　　　 C. disaster　　　　　　 D. emotion

42. A. lives　 　　　　　　 B. damage 　　　　　　　　　 C. highway　 　　　 D. items

43. A. in ruins 　 　　　 B. dug out 　　　　　　　　　 C. as usual　 　 　　　 D. set up

44. A. keep on 　 　　　 　　　　　　　　　　B. give in 　　　　　　　　　

C. care about 　　　 　　　 　　　　　　　　D. go through

45. A. peaceful 　　　 B. safe　 　　　　　　　 　　　 C. grateful　 　 　　　 D. active　

30. Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts. The plane ________.

A. will be taken off 　　 B. is taking off　　

C. has taken off　　 　　D. took off

29. There is no doubt ________ we will be successful.

　　　 　　　 A. if　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. why　　　　　 　　　　　　　

C. that　　　　　　　　　 D. how

28. You can only be sure of what you have at present; you cannot be sure of something ________ you might get in the future.

A. what　　 　　　　 B. which　　 　　　　　　　

C. when　　　 　　　 D. that

27. I shall never forget those years ________ I worked in the factory with the workers.

A. that　 　　　　　　 B. when　　　　 　　　　

C. which　　 　　　 D. where

26. For all these years I have been working for others. I’m hoping I’ll ________ my own business someday.

A. turn up　　 　　　 B. fix up　　 　　　　　　　

C. set up　　 　　　　 D. make up

25. The company was willing to provide us with what we needed, ________ made us excited.

A. what　　 　 　　　 B. it　　　　 　　　 　　　

C. which　　　　 　　　 D. that

24. Little Tony insisted on his mother ________ him to school.

A. send　　　　　 　　　 B. sent　　　　　 　　　　　　　

C. sends　　　　 　　　 D. sending