22. A. wildly　　　　　　　　　　　 B. slowly　　　　

　　 C. suddenly　　　　　　　　 D. nervously

21. A. word　　 B. gun　　　　　　 C. chance　　　 D. fact

20. A. come　　 B. shoot　　　　 C. catch　　　　　 D. play

19. A. rest　　　 B. breath　　　　 C. picture　　　 D. care

18. A. join　　　 B. praise　　　　 C. help　　　　　 D. please

17. A. a toy　　 B. a camera　　 C. a bike　　　　 D. a gun

16. A. hated　　 B. loved　　　　 C. hoped　　　　 D. known

15.　 　　　　　　the employees’ working efficiency, the supervisor will allow them to have a coffee break.

　　 A. Improving　　 　　　　　　　 B. To improve　　

　　 C. Having improved　　 　 D. Improved

第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

This was the morning, when Jeremy, 14 years old, was to begin his duck shooting. He had　 16　 the whole idea ever since his father had bought him 　17　 and had promised him a trip to this island. But he loved his father and wanted to 　18　 him.

They came to the beach. To ease the sense of fear, he took a 　19　 of his father. Then he put the camera aside and picked up the gun. His father said happily, “I’ve been waiting a long time for this day. I’ll let you 　20　 first.” He leaned(屈身) forward, eyes narrowed. “There is a small flight now. Keep your head down; I’d give you the 　21　 .”

Jeremy’s heart was beating 　22　 . “No, don’t let me do, please!” But they came, closer, closer... “Now, take him!” cried his father. Jeremy felt his body 　23　 . He stood up, leaned into the gun as the 　24　 his father taught him. In the same distance, the ducks saw the gunners and flared (突然飞去) widely. For a second he hung there balanced between life and death. There was no sound. Jeremy stood 　25　 , seizing the gun.

“What happened? Why didn’t you shoot?” his father said in a controlled voice. The boy didn’t answer. His lips were trembling(发抖). “Because they were so 　26　 .” He said and burst into tears. He sat down, face buried in his hands and wept(哭泣). All 　27　 of pleasing his father was gone. He had his chance and he had 　28　 .

For a moment his father was 　29　 . And then he said, “Let’s try again.” Jeremy didn’t　　 30　 his hands.“It’s no use, I can’t.”

“Hurry, you’ll miss him. Here!” Cold metal touched Jeremy. He 　31　 up, unbelieving. His father was handing the camera to him, and said softly, “Quick!” Jeremy stood up and pressed his shutter release button in a flash. “1 got him!” His face was bright.

Jeremy saw that there was no disappointment in his father’s eyes, 　32　 　pride and love. “I’ll always love shooting. But that doesn’t mean you 　　33　 . Sometimes, it takes as much　 34　 not to do a thing as to do it.”　 He paused. “I think you could teach me how to operate that　 35　 .”

14. I might fail, but 　　　　　　　I will insist on doing it. I don’t mind it.

　　 A. however　　 B. anyhow　　 C. yet　 D. meanwhile

13. -The boss said we had only three days to finish the work.

　 -Don’t worry. We have already 　　　　　　　two thirds of it.

　　 A. got down　　　 　　　　　　 B. got through　　

　　 C. given in　　　 　　　　　　 D. given away