37．A．short　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B．free　　　　　 　　　　　　　 C．extra　　　　 　　　　　　　 D．long

36．A．studying　　　　　　　　 B．planning　　　　　　　　　 C．holding　　　　　　　　　 D．taking

35. -I can’t repair these until tomorrow, I’m afraid.

-That’s OK, there’s ______.

A．no problem 　　 　　 B．no wonder　　　 　 C．no way 　　　　　　 D．no hurry

第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

Last summer I was a volunteer at a shelter for the homeless, a place for homeless people to sleep at night. I wasn’t working that summer and was 　 36　 only two classes in summer school, so I had some 　 37　 time.

Three nights a week, I 　 38　 　in the kitchen of the shelter along with four other volunteers. We planned and　　 39　 　for 45 people hot meals 　 40　 　vegetables, chicken, fish and fruit. The homeless people　_ 41 　 this good food because many of them usually didn’t eat well.

I　 42　 　this volunteer work, making　　 43　 　with the four volunteers in the kitchen. One was a very nice elderly housewife, one a movie actor, another a young teacher, and the other a college student, 　 44　 　me.

I talked to a lot of the homeless people at the shelter. Their life stories　　 45　 　me with sympathy. Some of them had　　 46 　 with alcohol or drugs while others only had bad　　 47　 . One woman worked for almost 30 years for a small company, and 　48　 　she lost her job. She looked for a __49__ job, but couldn’t find one, for she was too　　 50　_. She could do nothing but sell her furniture--sofas, chairs, and tables _ 51　 　she could pay for her food. The woman　　 52　 　on job hunting, but she __53__ couldn’t find one. She had no money for her 　54　 　and had to sleep in her car. Then she had to sell her car. Alone,　 55　 , and homeless, she finally came to the shelter.

34. China sent up Shenzhou VII manned spaceship into spaceship successfully, which shows that science and technology ______ rapidly in China.

A．has been developing 　B．develops　 C．developed　 　　　　 D．has developed

33. We had to ______ our visit to the pyramids because we didn’t have enough time to see them before we left Egypt.

A．prohibit　 　　　 B．postpone 　　C．predict　　　 　　　　　 D．preserve

32．---I didn’t go to Mary’s party last night because my car broke down.

---You could have borrowed mine. I ______ it.

A．hadn’t used　 　 B．didn’t use　　 C．wasn’t using　 　　　 D．wouldn’t use

31．Try to talk him ______ a ticket. After all, it’s a popular film.

A．into buying　 　 B．buying　　　 　 C．to buy　　　 　　　　　 D．out of buying

30．They are building the dam in ______ with another firm.

A．comparison　 　 B．association　　 C．touch　　　 　　　　　 D．construction

29．The police _____ searching for a tall dark man with a beard. Till now more than one person _____ suspected.

A．is; is　 　　　　　 B．is; are　 　　　　 C．are; is　 　　　　　　 D．are; are

28．Peter is my close friend, who can be _______ what he promises.

　 A．relied on to do　 B．relied to do　 　　　　 C．relied on doing　　 　 D．relying to doing