7. The child had only _______ slight temperature, but the doctor regarded _____ illness as serious enough for ______ hospital treatment.

　　　 A. /; /; the　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a; /; /　

C. a; the; /　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. /; the; the

6. If you live in the country or have ever visited there, _______ are that you have heard birds singing to welcome the new day.

　 　 A. situations　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. facts

C. chances　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. possibilities

5. He’s not got another job yet and it’s not ________ he will for some time.　　

　 　　 A. likely　　　　　 　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. easily

C. nearly　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lonely

4. As the plane came down through the clouds, green fields and white houses came into ______.

　 　 A. light　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. sight

C. eyes　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. effect

3. What he told us about the affair simply doesn’t make any ____________.

　　　 A. sense　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. idea

C. meaning　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. mistake

2. ―Can you think of _______ person who can help me with my English?

　 ―How about John? ________, he’s always helpful.

　　　 A. the; I think　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a; Personally

C. a; Generally　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. /; Often

1. There have been several new events________ to the program for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

A. add　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to add

C. adding　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. added

49. sounds　 　 50. fine 　　　　 51. work　 　　　　　 52. Thanks　　 　　　 53. difficult

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One possible version:

　　 Li Hua is a young man, my neighbor. Up to now he hasn’t found a job yet. Maybe you wonder why.

　　 He was once advised to learn to use computer, but he thought it was difficult. When he saw others learning English, he shook his head, saying it was too hard to remember the new words. As to science and technology, in his opinion, it was too difficult to understand. What is he fond of? He enjoys watching TV, playing cards, smoking and so on. It’s hard for him to give up all these.

　　 Not long ago, he was eager to seek for a job. When he knew that talents are greatly needed, such as computer engineers, English interpreters and technicians, he sighed and regretted the time he had wasted.

44. seems　 　 45. with　 　　 46. showing　 　　　　　　　 47. Surely 　　　　　 48. something　

43．A。画线句子后面说“眼睛盯着灌木，找到东西可看”，故选A。arrest意为“逮捕”、“抑制”。

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