22．--- I _________ my son to Laos for sightseeing.

　　 --- I would rather you didn’t do that, for the bird flu ___________ several lives there.

　　　 A．took; claimed　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．am taking; has claimed

　　　 C．took; had claimed　　　　　　　　　 D．will take; claimed

第一节　 单项填空(共15小题，每题1分，满分15分)

21．Though our city has a good public transport system, _______ private car is becoming _______ popular means of transport.

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

春节期间，无论农村还是城市，不少人以传统的“磕头(kowtow)”方式给长辈们拜年，感谢父母多年来对自己的养育之恩。对此，公众反应不一。请你以“Can kowtow show our gratitude to parents?”为题，结合以下提示，写一篇120词左右的英语短文，表述你的观点。短文应包括：1．“磕头”谢恩的优点和缺点。2．你认为更有意义的谢恩方式。

80．她早上打电话，婉言谢绝了我的晚会邀请。

She telephoned me this morning, ____________ the invitation to my party.

79．人们普遍承认教师是一种神圣的职业。

　　 It is universally acknowledged that teaching is a______________ profession.

78．他不耐烦地说，“别管我。”

　　 He said ____________, “Leave me alone.”

77．我一开口唱他们就笑，弄得我很尴尬。

　　 When I began to sing, they laughed and made me ___________.