19. A. conclusion　　 　　　　　 B. plan　　　　　 　　　　　　　 C. advice　　　　 　　　　 D. decision

18. A. staying　　　 　　　　　 B. leaving　　　 　　　　 C. getting　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. making

17. A. below　　　　 　　　　　 B. under　　　　 　　　　 C. over　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. above

16. A. reached　　　 　　　　 B. got　　　　　 　　　　 C. arrived　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. left

15. David has won the first prize in singing; he is still very excited now and feels ________ desire to go to bed.

A. the most　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. more

C. worse　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the least

完形填空

The cold weather of the last weeks has had a surprising result.4000 Russian red-necked ducks have 　16　 in Britain where the weather, just below freezing, is like spring to them.

The Russian red-necked ducks manage perfectly well at temperature down to 30 degrees 　17 　zero. They wouldn’t think of 　18　 　home at minus 40. But, as the cold gets colder, they make a quick　 19　 　to take off together all with a single thought 　20　 : “Go somewhere 　21　 .”

Last Tuesday the small 　22　 　near my house was invaded by above three hundred Russian red-necked ducks, a noisy lot, though I must say they were not troublesome. Our local birds were at first quite 　23　 　by these 　24　 　from far away, and there were some obvious language difficulties too.

At 9 I went down 　25 　to the edge of the lake, with a little bread and milk 　26 　our own birds. I saw them standing about, 　27 　the foreigners to eat up everything. But my worry proved 　28　 ; The red-necked birds didn’t like the bread at all. Many of them 　29　 　a mouthful, and threw up. In fact they pushed and fought to get away from the food,　 　30　 　own birds looked at them 　31　 .

My wife had 　32 　me down the path with a hopeless cake she had made on Monday evening. She had forgotten to turn off the electricity in time, and the cake got 　33　 . Now, funnily enough, the Russian birds 　34 　it, though our birds wouldn’t touch it. We realized then the visitors were used to 　35 　bread probably, and my wife agreed to make some for them.

14. - Well, I do think the rabbit is a beautiful, gentle animal which can run very fast.

　 - ______.

A. So it is　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. So is it　　　

C. So does it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. So it does.

13. I can’t go home now. A lot of work _____ to be done.

A. is remained　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. left

C. remains　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. have

12. - Look! It’s raining again.

　 - Why _____ it rain on Sundays? We are always staying inside! What a nuisance!

A. need　　　　　　　　 B. must　　　　　　　　 C. does　　　　　　　　　 D. should

11. ______ my sister three times today but her line was always busy.

A. I’d phoned　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. I have been phoning　

C. I have phoned　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. I was phoning

10. - Do you mind if I smoke here?

　 - _______. Whatever you do is OK with me.

A. I am afraid so. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. You’d better not.　　　　　　

C. I am afraid not.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. No. Go ahead, please.