25. A. reduced　　　　　 B. afforded　　　　　　　 C. collected　　　　　　 D. charged

24. A. hired　　　　　　　　 B. bought　　　　　　　　 C. cleaned　　　　　　　 D. created

23. A. true　　　　　　　　　 B. new　　　　　　　　　　　 C. real　　　　　　　　　　　 D. good

22. A. mixed　　　　　　　 B. filled　　　　　　　　　　　 C. piled　　　　　　　　　　 D. left

21. A. important　　　 B. different　　　　　　　 C. competitive　　　 D. fortunate

20. My goodness, look at the time! It’s nine o’clock already and I’m _____ at breakfast.　　　 A. still　　　 B. yet　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. ever　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. only

　 二　 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

　　　　　　　　 The Parking-Lot(停车场)Sweeper

　　 Both my parents came from towns in Mexico. I was born in E1 Paso, Texas, and when I was four, my family moved to a housing project in East Los Angeles.

　　　 Even though we struggled to make ends meet, my parents stressed to me and my four brothers and sisters how 　　21 we were to live in a great country with limitless opportunities. They 　22　 　us with the ideas of family, faith and love.

　　 I got my first 　　23　 　job when I was ten. My dad injured his back working in a cardboard-box factory and was retrained as a hairstylist. He 　　24　 　space in a little shopping center and gave his shop the flowery name of Mr. Ben’s Coiffure.

　　 The owner of the shopping center 　　25　 　my Dad’s payment for cleaning the parking lot three 　　26 　a week, which 　　27 getting up at 3 a.m. Mom and I helped 　　28 　

dustbin and pick up rubbish by hand. It took two to three hours to clean the lot. I 　　29　 　sleep in the car on the way home.

　　 I did this for two years, but the lessons I learned have 　　30　 　a lifetime. I obtained discipline(自律)and the importance of work, and learned at a(n) 　　31　 　age the importance of balancing life’s competing interests--in my 　　32　 , school, homework and a job. This

　 33　 　helped during my school years, when I worked 40 hours at a fast-food restaurant while taking a full 　　34　 　of college preparation courses.

　　 The hard work 　　35　 　off. I attended the U.S. Military Academy and went on to 　　36　 　

graduate degrees in law and business from Harvard. 　　37　 , I joined a big Los Angeles law firm and was elected to the California state assembly(州议会). In these jobs and in everything else I’ve done, I have 　　38 　forgotten those nights in the parking lot. The experience taught me that there is value in all work and that if people are working to 　　39　 　for themselves and their families, that is 　　40　 　we should honor.

19. I feel it an honour __________ to speak here.

　　　 A. to ask　　　　　　　　　 B. asking　　　　　　　　　 C. to be asked　　　 D. asked

18. I have no _______ to the plan, so long as it would not cost too much.

　　 A. refusal　　　 B. comment　　　 C. idea　　　 D. objection

17. Didn’t it ever ________to you that one day you wouldn’t be fired because of your carelessness?　 A. dream　　　 B. occur　　 C. expect　　 D. happen

16. Students sometimes support themselves by _______ of part- time jobs.

A. ways　　　　 B. help　　　　 C. means　　　　 D. assistance