38. A. eyesight　　　　　 　 B. hearing　　　　　 　　 C. courage　　　　　 D. confidence　

37. A. argued　　　　　 　　　 B. interviewed　　　　 C. told 　　　　　　　　　 D. chatted　　　　

36. A. positive　 　　　　　 B. active　　　　　　 　 C. negative　　　　　 　 D. hopeful　　　　

35. Something as simple as ________ vegetables in childhood may help to protect you against serious illness in later life.

A. to eat　　　　　 B. eating　　　　　　 C. to be eating　　　 D. eaten

　Section B (18 marks)

　　　 Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

　Not long ago I wasn’t doing very well in exams and I was full of disappointment and 　　36　 　thinking. While on the Internet, I met many new friends, but one in particular stands out. His nickname is Colorful Day and we 　　37　 　on the Web. He told me: he lost his 　　38　 at age 15, and felt the whole world had closed its door to him

He was 　　39　 so fast that I couldn’t believe he was blind! But he continued to write: Five years ago, I realized it was time to change my life. I had read about Helen Keller and understood her life and 　　40　 . So I developed a website about her life as well as mine called Three Days to See.

I visited his website which was well produced and vividly　　 41　 .

I asked, “How did you manage to build such a website?” He said: “Owing to the new technology, I can use software specially 　　42 　for the blind. Whenever I point the cursor(光标), it will just read it out to me. We can do far more things and access more information than we could before.”

I then asked: “Didn’t you have great difficulty with it?”

He hesitated and then began his 　　43　 with a smiling face, “Yes, but I have faith in myself to 　　44 　my colorful day, and modern technology gives me this medium and　　 45 　　to do it.”

His 　　46　　 attitude towards life made me believe that our destiny(命运) offers not the cup of despair(绝望), but the chalice(大杯) of opportunity, I returned to my lessons, and this time with a smile on my face and with 　　47　 of a colorful future.

Tim Internet, which opened to me to experience different lives and culture, has a charm you couldn’t find in another wise non-virtual world.

34. ________is known to everybody, the moon travels around the earth once every month.

A. It　　　 　　　B. What　　　　　 　　C. That　　　　　 　D. As

33. -________ you pass the examination on the first attempt?

-Of course. You know, I have been preparing for it for a long time.

　　　　 A. Can　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. May　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 C. Shall　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. Could

32. The teacher said “______ you work hard and have a good way, all of you will succeed.”

A. If　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Although　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Though　　　　　　　　　 　 D. Before

31. ________ he did was quite surprising.

A. That　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Which　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. What　　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. Who

30. With the world changing fast, we have something new ________ with all by ourselves every day.

A. deal　　　　　　 B. dealt　　　　　　 C. to deal　 　　　　D. dealing

29. Follow your teacher’s advice, _________ you will catch up with your classmates.

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