27. Some people think clowns are only funny for children. _____________ , they can help people forget their problems, at least for a short moment.

　　 A. Actually　　　 　B. Especially　　　　 C. Probably　　　　　 D. Surely

26. A smile can help us _____________ difficult situations and find new friends in a world of strangers.

　 A. get across　　 　 B. get through　　 　　　　 C. get out　　　　　 　　 D. get off

25. We should all remember that some great scientific discoveries _____________ by chance.

　 A. gained　　　 　　 B. discovered　　　 　　 C. occurred　　　　 　 D. earned

24. I had only a few _____________ with Miss Gao, though we work in the same school.

　 A. laughter　　　 　　 B. handshakes　　 　　　 C. amusement　　　 　 D. contacts

23. In case it thunders, we’d better _____________ the electricity at once and turn off the TV.

　 A. cut in　　　　　 B. cut off　　　　　 　　 C. cut down　　　　　 D. cut away

22. He is such a _____________ teacher that he knows what his students need.

　 A. practical　　　　 B. humorous　　　　 　 C. mild　　 　　　　　　　　 D. typical

第一节: 多项选择 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. Captain James Cook took _____________ of the islands in 1769 and from that time British people started to settle in New Zealand.

　 A. notice　　　　　 B. hold　　　　 　　　　 C. possession　　　 　 D. care