24. A. more than 　　　　　 B. as well as 　　　　 C. instead of　 　　　 D. except for

23. A. usual 　　　　　　　　 B. general 　　　　　　 C. regular 　　 　　　 D. normal

22. A. color 　　　　　　　　 B. temper 　　　　　　 C. type 　　　　 　　　 D. experience　

21. A. leave 　　　　　　　　 B. return 　　　　　　　 C. unite 　　　　　　 D. connect

20. A. with the purpose of 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. on purpose

C. in turn for　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 　　　 D. in return for

19. A. paid 　　　　　　　　　 B. lent 　　　　　　　　 C. offered 　　 　　　 D. awarded

18. A. had 　　　　　　　　　 B. visited 　　　　　　 C. invited 　　　 　　　 D. made

17. A. succeeded　 　　　　　　　 B. managed　 　　　 C. spent　 　　 　　　 D. aimed

16. A. Still 　　　　　　　　　 B. Therefore 　　　　 C. However　 　　　　 D. Otherwise

15. ________cold it is, she always goes swimming.

A. What　　 　　　　 B. How　 　　　　　　　 C. However　　　 D. Whatever

第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

When my son was 11, he got a small job helping out with a traveling carnival (游艺团) while it was in our town. He didn’t come home at lunch time.16 , he turned up for supper as usual.　 When I asked him how he had 17　 at lunch, he said he had　 18　 some new friends at the carnival, twin brothers, and their mom and dad. They had　 19　 him a few dollars and invited him for lunch　 20　 helping them set up their exhibit and wanted him to　 21　 the next day to help with other things.

I was glad he had found new friends but a little anxious about the　 22　 of people.

“Oh, Mom, these are just　 23　 everyday people like anyone else. They just work at a carnival　 24　 in a store or something. Come down tomorrow and　 25　 them yourself.”

So I went to the exhibit he had 26　 me to. The twin brothers　 27　 to be Siamese twins, joined　 28　 the chest.

He hadn’t thought this fact was　 29　 enough to mention. When I brought it to him he said, “Yes, I noticed that,　 30 . Do you know that their mom 31　 to make all their clothes because it’s so　 32　 to find anything to fit them? They’re also really good　 33 . Today, Joe, the one on the right, made me spaghetti(意大利细面条) for lunch.”

　　　 What others see first in person is　 34　 what a child considers important.

　35　 I saw Siamese twins, he saw people having difficulty buying clothes that fit, and young men who cooked well.

　　　 It was a lesson I have thought about many times over the years.