38. A. friendly　　　　 B. happy　　　　　　　　　　 C. bothered　　　　　　　　 D. annoyed

37. A. kind　　　　　　 B. able　　　　　　　　　　　 C. equal　　　　　　　　　　 D. worried

36. A. repeated　　　　 B. insisted　　　　　　　　　 C. stated　　　　　　　　　　 D. requested

35. A. explaining 　 B. gesturing　　　　　　　　 C. agreeing 　　　　　　　 D. speaking

34. A. brighter　　　　 B. fresher　　　　　　　　　 C. busier　　　　　　　　　　 D. easier

33. A. reminded　　　 B. informed　　　　　　　　 C. warned　　　　　　　　　 D. accused

32. A. remembered　 B. considered　　　　　　　 C. avoided　　　　　　　　　 D. continued

31. A. Spanish　　　　 B. Indian　　　　　　　　　　 C. English　　　　　　　　　 D. Russian

30. If the companies failed to make enough money, they would_________.

A. call off 　　　　　　 B. turn down　　　　　　　 C. close down　　　　　　 D. set off

第二节　 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

Mama’s English

Mama’s voice floated through the apartment as she sang a Mexican folk song that I had heard all my life. “Hola,” she greeted me when she came out of the bedroom. “Please speak to me in 31　 ,” I interrupted. She paid no attention and 　32　 　speaking in Spanish. The words 33　 　me of my grandparents and birthday parties in Mexico, but I knew my mother’s life would be 　34　 　if she learned to speak English. We had lived in the United States for three years, and she still had difficulty 　35　 　to store owners and my teachers. I was determined that she should try. “Why won’t you speak English?” I 　36 . “Don’t you want to be 　37　 　to talk to people here?” “Isabel,” she whispered. Mama always whispered when she was upset with me. “What?” I was not 　38　 　with her, either. She 　39　 　for the English words. “Come with me to the, uh-how do you say it? Meeting.” “What kind of meeting? Where is it?” I 　40　 　her, but now she refused to answer. In 　41　 　we drove across town to the college, where she pulled into a brightly lit parking lot. I was 　42 . I had expected a meeting at someone’s 　43　 -a garden club or a parents’ group. Then I 　44　 　a sign on a door. My mother was 45　 　night classes to learn English!

“I don’t understand. 　46　 　you’re learning English, why won’t you speak English at home?” I asked. “You’ll learn faster if you 　47　 　with me.” “I speak English here,” she said in her thick accent. She hesitated, putting the words together, and then went on, “I speak Spanish at home 　48　 　you.”

I 　49　 　understood-she spoke Spanish at home so that I wouldn’t forget the words, songs, and 　50　 　of Mexico. I said, “O.K., Mama, esta bien.”

29. If the world becomes less unfair and if people get better education, much of the poverty can be ________.

A. wiped out　　　　　 B. cleaned out　　　　　　 C. worked out 　　　　　 D. left out