38．A．gradually　　 B．normally　　　　 C．frequently　　 D．regularly

37．A．faithfulness B．cheerfulness　　 C．quietness　　　 D．kindness

36．A．silent　　　 B．aggressive　　　 C．impatient　　　 D．greedy

35．Don’t put too much pressure on yourself.　　　　　 you keep trying, you will achieve your goals in the future.

　　 A．In case　　　 B．Even though　　　 C．As long as　　 D．As soon as

DECTION B (12 marks)

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 the word or phrase that best fits the context.

When I was little, my family used to move frequently. Before I could even get acquainted with my schoolmates, my family was on the move again. I became very　 36　 because of this.

But a girl with dark skin and ling shiny hair changed me. Here best characteristics are her openness and 　37　 . She is always smiling, like a beautiful sunflower following the sun. without doubt I enjoyed being with her and soon we became good friends. As time went by, I 　38　 became a happy girl. But this joyful period didn’t last long. We were admitted to different colleges. I felt like I had gone back to my always-on-the-move childhood. I felt　 39　 and helpless and I was afraid that I would　 40　 her as my best friend. She stayed calm and said to me :“Rain, you can achiever more than I do, so　 1　 to your dreams and make a big effort! Real friendship doesn’t fade and we will be best friends forever.” Maybe she didn’t realize what a great　 42　 she was to me at that time.

However, it turned out that my concerns were well-founded(有根据的). I felt that the 　43　 between us was getting bigger and bigger. One day, she sent me a text message happily telling me that she had fallen in love with a handsome boy in her class.

I felt happy for her, but at the same time I was secretly worried about our friendship. I 　44　 her several times intending to tell her to think easefully about her relationship with the boy, but I got no more messages from her. I felt sad that perhaps our friendship would not 　45　 . I had almost given up hope until she visited me at my campus a week later. She looked 　46　 but was wearing the most beautiful smile. She gave me a big hug and said: “I’m sorry. I want to be myself and your friend forever!” We cried together, ignoring the people walking past. She told me her sad story, and we knew we had gone back to how it was before.

Now I firmly believer that distance and time can’t 　47　 you from a friend. If you care enough about each other, friendship never fades.

34．　　　 how to solve the problem, the little boy turned to his father for help.

　　 A．Not knowing　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Having not known　　　　　　

　　 C．Not having been known　　　　　　 D．Not known

33．Nowadays people are wasting too much energy, so we should lead a low-carbon life.

　　 　　　　　, we’ll suffer a lot in the future.

　　 A．When possible　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．If any　　

　　 C．If not　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Where necessary

32．It turned out that she won the first prize in the competition, which was 　　　her modest expectation.

　　 A．beyond　　　 B．to　　　　　　　 C．above　　　　　 D．beneath

31．　　　　　 to the left, and you will see the railway station.

　　 A．Turning　　　 B．To turn　　　　　 C．Turned　　　　 D．Turn

30．I hate　　　　 when people have prejudice against female employees and think women are less capable.

　　 A．that　　　　 B．it　　　　　　　 C．one　　　　　　 D．them

29．It is reported that the underground system　　　 in Changsha now will be open in 2015.

　　 A．is being built　　　　　　　　　 B．built　　　　　 C．being built　　 D．is built