We are very annoyed ______ his mistake, because we have emphasized this for several times.    A.at/about     B.with     C.on      D.to                                          

The palace caught fire three times in the last century, and little of the original building _______now.

A. remains      B. is remained C. is remaining      D. has been remained

You        very fast if you went from New York to Boston in six hours.

A.should drive     B.would have driven     C.may drive       D.must have driven

第三部分 閱讀理解(共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分)

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

　　After my husband died suddenly from a heart attack，my world crashed around me.My six children were all under 10，and I was burdened with the responsibilities of earning a living，and caring for the children. I was fortunate to find a wonderful housekeeper to care for the children during the week，but from Friday nights to Monday mornings，the children and I were alone.

　　One Friday evening I came home from work to find a big pretty German Shepherd（牧羊犬）on our doorstep. This dog seemed to intend to enter the house. The children liked“German”immediately and begged me to let him in. I agreed to let him sleep in the basement. That night I slept peacefully for the first time in many weeks.

　　The following morning we made phone calls and checked lost-and-found ads for German’s owner，but with no results.

　　On Sunday I had planned to take the children on a picnic. Since I thought it best to leave German behind in case his owner came by，we drove off without him. When we stopped to get gas，we were amazed to see German racing to the gas station after us. No way was he going to be left behind.

　　Monday morning I let him out for a run. He didn’t come back and we were all disappointed. We were convinced that we would never see him again. We were wrong. The next Friday evening，German was back on our doorstep. Again he stayed until Monday morning，when our housekeeper arrived.

　　This pattern repeated itself every weekend for almost 10 months. We grew more and more fond of German. We took comfort in his strong，warm presence，and we felt safe with him near us. As German became part of the family，he considered it his duty to check every bedroom to be sure each child was cozy in bed.

　　Each week，between German’s visits，I grew a little stronger，a little braver and more able to handle; every weekend we were no longer alone and enjoyed his company. Then one Monday morning we patted him on the head and let him out for what turned out to be the last time. We never saw German again.

51．The dog first came to the family when _______________.

A．it was needed most

B．the writer became strong enough

C．the writer was away on a business trip

D．the writer was busy on the weekday

52．The family planned to go on a picnic without the German Shepherd because ____________.

A．it was too wild to control

B．it was too young to walk so far

C．the owner might come by to pick it up

D．it might spoil the trip

53．The writer was ____________ the German Shepherd.

A．a(chǎn)fraid of　　　　　　　　　　　　B．grateful to

C．cruel to 　　　　　　　　　　　　D．a(chǎn)nnoyed with

54．Which of the following can’t be used to describe the dog？

A．Loyal. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　B．Beautiful.

C．Lovely. 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Wild.

— Oh, must you? Stay a bit longer. It’s been such fun having you.

— ____ . I’ve got an early start tomorrow morning.

A. No problem     B. All right        C. Thanks anyway    D. Never mind

Failure is never a pleasure, but it can have a ________ effect on your life once you learn to use it. Ks5u

A. positive              B. major              C. concrete        D. sure 

Having retired from business,he now______himself with the welfare of the disabled.

       A. adapts     B. charges    C. associates         D. occupies

_______ from her parents, she was left with her two young sisters--aged three and seven.   

       A. Being separated                                 B. Having been separated

       C. Having separated                                   D. Had been separated  

When I reached home, my husband was lying on the floor, ________ the kids with toys.

A. to entertain     B. entertains       C. entertaining     D. entertained

三、完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

One day , a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods from door to door found that he only had ten cents left. He was hungry so he decided to    36  for a meal at the next house.

However, he lost his courage   37  a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked  38  so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it   39  , and then asked, “ How much do I owe you?” “You don’t owe me anything,” she  40  . “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a  41  .” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger  42  , but it also increased his faith in God and human race. He was about to give up before that point.

Years later the young woman became seriously ill. The local doctors were completely confused. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called 43   to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now   44  , was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange  light  45   his eyes. Immediately, he   46  and went down through the hospital hall into her room.

47  in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He  48   her at once. He went back to the consultation room and  49    to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave  50    attention to her case.

After a long  51   the battle was won. Dr. Kelly 52    the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval . He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was  53    that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked , and the note on the side of the bill caught her   54  . She read these words:  “ Paid in full with a glass of milk.”

Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she  55    silently. “ Thank you , God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”

36. A . call               B. make             C . beg                  D. prepare

37. A. while             B. when             C . though            D. unless

38. A. thirsty           B. lazy             C . tired                D. hungry

39. A. slowly           B. unexpectedly    C . steadily         D. hurriedly

40. A. announced       B. shook             C . replied             D. doubted

41. A. reward           B. kindness        C . hand                D. value

42. A. physically       B. mentally        C . normally          D. properly

43. A. up             B. for                 C . on                   D. in

44. A. rich              B. famous           C . unknown          D. poor

45. A. fixed            B. consulted        C . filled               D. concentrated

46. A. rose              B. raised              C . got                  D. left

47. A. Worn            B. Having           C . Putting             D. Dressed

48. A. recognized       B. knew               C . spared              D. regained

49. A. desired         B. declared          C . determined              D. declined

50. A. special          B. ordinary          C . normal             D. no

51. A. decision               B. preparation      C . struggle            D. debate

52. A. ordered        B. requested         C . confused          D. compromised

53. A. negative       B. uncertain        C . positive            D. obvious

54. A. presentation    B. preference       C . attention        D. arrangement

55. A. praised        B. pretended         C .pressed           D. prayed