22. Preparations are being made for the Olympic Games 　　　　　in Beijing in 2008.　 　　　

A. held 　 　　　　　　　 B. holding　　　 　　　　　　　 C. to be held　 　　　　　　　 D. to hold

第一节　 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. I want an assistant with 　　 　little knowledge of French and 　　 　experience of

office routine.

A. the ; a　　 　　　　 B. the ; an　　　　　　 　　　 C. a ; the　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. a ; an　

When I first came to the USA, I made friends with a neighbor who used to live only two blocks away from my street. We used to visit each other and go out together sometimes. This friend taught me a lot about American 　51 , but in some cases I had to learn the 　52 　way, because we didn’t have enough time together for me to learn all about American culture from him.

One day this same friend invited me to a party. It wasn’t a (n) 　53 　party, only some kind of informal get-together. Since it was 　54 　time, we had a cookout, 　55 　most of his American friends and relatives were known to me, but there were others I had never met before.

It was the most 　56 　party for me when I noticed that everybody was wearing jeans and simple T-shirts for the day, 　57 　I arrived in proper dress with my shoes and my hair all fixed for a fancy party. It was hard to explain my embarrassment(窘迫) to the other 　58 . When one of them turned around and said, “What nice clothes! What’s the occasion?”I felt my 　59 　burning hot. I didn’t 　60 　at all. If she knew how 　61 　I already felt, she wouldn’t have said that to me.

Maybe she didn’t 　62 　to make me feel uncomfortable, but my reaction had to do with the way I already felt.

Many times I thought of going home and 　63 　but I knew they would 　64 . It would be even 　65 　for me because I knew they would quickly think that I felt out of 　66 . So I wanted to pretend that I was 　67 ……

I have already realized their 　68 　are different from mine. They care less about formality(形式) 　69 　it is a special occasion, like a 　70 　or a very formal invitation.

51. A. art　　　　　 B. culture　　　　 C. history　　　　　 D. people

52. A. easy　 　　　B. simple 　　　　　C. hard　 　　　　　D. different

53. A. real　 　　　B. pleasant　　　　 C. usual　 　　　　　D. evening

54. A. summer 　　B. dark 　　　　　　C. cold　 　　　　　D. autumn

55. A. which　 　　B. when　 　　　　　C. where　 　　　　　D. as

56. A. exciting 　　B. surprising　　　 C. embarrassing　 　　D. enjoyable

57. A. as 　　　　B. while　 　　　　　C. when　 　　　　　D. and

58. A. guests　 　　B. friends 　　　　　C. neighbors　　 　　D. Americans

59. A. heart　 　　　B. body　 　　　　　C. face 　　　　　　D. hand

60. A. repeat 　　　B. answer 　　　　　C. laugh　 　　　　　D. say

61. A. nice 　　　　B. happy 　　　　　C. bad 　　　　　　D. lucky

62. A. mean　 　　B. expect 　　　　　C. wish　 　　　　　D. prepare

63. A. changing 　　B. crying 　　　　　C. sleeping　　　 　　D. dancing

64. A. mind　 　　B. notice 　　　　　C. watch　 　　　　　D. care

65. A. worse　 　　B. luckier　　　　　 　C. better 　　　　　D. easier

66. A. order　 　　　B. breath　 　　　　　C. place　 　　　　　D. mind

67. A. OK　 　　　B. sad　 　　　　　　C. angry　 　　　　D. well

68. A. lives　 　　　B. customs 　　　　　C. parties　　　 　D. beliefs

69. A. unless　 　　B. if 　　　　　　　C. as long as　 　　D. since

70. A. party　 　　　B. picnic 　　　　　C. meeting　　　 　D. wedding

50. He had his eyes hurt while playing, _______________ he failed to come to my birthday party.

A. as a result of it　　 　　　　　　B. as a consequence of it　　

C. as a consequence of which 　　　D. as a result of that

49.---People turn pale at the word Aids.

　 ----But I’m sure, at some time in ­­________ future , there will be ________ cure for it.

　 　A. the; \　　 B.\; the　　 C. \; \　　 D. the; a