25．As the years passed, many occasions-birthdays, awards, graduations　　 　with Dad’s flowers.

　　　 A．are marked　　　　　 B．were marked　　　　 C．have marked　　　　 D．had marked

24．The biggest problem for most plants, which 　　　just get up and run away when threatened, is that animals like to eat them.

　　　 A．shan’t　　　　　　　　 B．can’t　　　　　　　　　 C．needn’t　　　　　　　 D．mustn’t

23．Polar bears live mostly on 　　　　sea ice, which they use as 　　　　platform for hunting seals.

　　　 A．a,a　　　　　　　　　　　 B．a, the　　　　　　　　　 C．不填，a　　　　　　　 D．the, 不填

22．　　　　 the silence of the pauses, we could hear each other’s breathing and could almost hear our own heartbeats.

　　　 A．In　　　　　　　　　　　 B．For　　　　　　　　　　 C．Under　　　　　　　　 D．Between k+s-5#u　

21．Really is not the way you wish things to be, nor the way they appear to be, 　　　　　the way they actually are.

　　　 A．as　　　　　　　　　　　 B．or　　　　　　　　　　　 C．but　　　　　　　　　　 D．and

20．Why do many children like to collect stamps?

　 　　 A．Because every stamp has a famous person’s head on it. k+s-5#u　

　 　　 B．Because every stamp has important place on it.

　 　　 C．The speech has not told us much about that.

Ⅱ Choose the best answers for each blank.(10 marks)

19．In some countries _________.

　 　　 A．Only men and children collect stamps.

　 　　 B．More and more stamp-collecting schools are set up.

　 　　 C．People can learn how to collect stamps in school.

18．Stamp-collecting began in _________. k+s-5#u　

　 　　 A．1921. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．1854. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．1941.

17．Which statement is true?

　 　　 A．The woman is a single mother with two kids.

　 　　 B．The woman is a married mother with one boy.

　 　　 C．The woman is a married mother with two kids.

听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。

16．How old is the woman?

　 　　 A．39. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．19. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．65.