44. A. strong　　　 　　 B. brave　　　　　　 C. clever　　　　 　　　　 D. close

43. A. Obviously　　 B. Unbelievably　　 　 C. Secretly　　　 　　　　　　 D. Undoubtedly

42. A. but　　　　　 　 B. therefore　　　　 　 C. however　　 　　　　 D. and

41. A. tallest　　　　 　 B. youngest　　　　 　　 C. athletic　　　 　　　　　　　 D. handsome

40. A. partner　　　　 　　　 B. helper　　　　　 　　 C. supporter　　 　　　　　　　 D. competitor

39. A. one-legged　　 B. two-legged　　　 　　 C. three-legged　 　　　　　　　 D. four-legged

38. A. question　　　 　　　 B. event　　　　　 　　 C. one　　　　　 　　　　 D. deal

37. A. touched　　　 B. felt　　　　　　 　 C. hit　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. beaten

36. A. last　　　 　　　　 B. first　　　　 　　　　　 C. quick　　　 　　　　　　 D. successful

35. Our society insists on regular habits, timekeeping and punctuality, and whether we like it or not, ______ we mean to make our way in society, we have to comply ( to act in accordance with a demand, rule, etc.) its demands.

　 A. whether　　　　 B. after　　　 C. if　　　　　 D. until

答案为：C.　 此题考察条件状语从句。 “我们所生活的这个社会坚守着一些约定的习俗，守时守规矩。那么，不管我们是不是喜欢这样，如果我们打算要在这个社会中生活下去，那我们就要按照它的要求去做。

21-25：CDADC　　 26-30：DBABA　 　31-35：CDABC

Section B (18 points)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context.

Everyone wants to win a first-place blue ribbon, to be the best in something. Even kids in Kindergarten want that blue ribbon. In sports, I was never a blue-ribbon person. In a race, I was always 　36　 . In baseball I was likely to be 　37 　on the head or drop the ball. During the spring of my kindergarten year, our class had a field trip to a park in a town about twenty miles away. Making that drive now is no big 　38 　but when you’re six and you’ve lived in a town of 300 people all your life, going to a big town of a couple of thousand people is really something.

I don’t remember too much about it. But there was one that I will never forget -----the __39__ race. The parents tied our feet together. One little boy got me for a 　40 　. He was the second most 　41　 boy in our class so he usually won at everything and I knew that with me tied to him he didn’t have a chance. And I’m sure he knew he was in trouble. The gun sounded and we were off. Some couples were falling and stumbling all around us, 　42　 　we stayed on our feet and made it to the other side. 　43　 , when we turned around and headed back for home, we were in the lead! Only one couple had a chance to win, and they were a good several yards behind us.

A few feet from the finish line, disaster struck: I tripped and fell. We were 　44 　enough that my partner could have easily dragged me across the finish line and won. But he didn’t. Instead he stopped, 　45　 　down and helped me up ------ just at the other couple crossed the finish line. As a result, we received a small red ribbon for coming in second.

I still remember that moment when the young boy decided that helping a friend get on her feet was more important than winning a blue ribbon. And 13 years later, I still have that little ribbon because it’s a 　46　 　that a friend like this boy is one who really 　47　 .