C. on a tight schedule D. in deep doubt
9. —The machine is working again!
—Yes, it broke down yesterday, but it ______.
A. has been fixed B. is being fixed
C. had been fixed D. would be fixed
10. With the widespread use of the Internet, communications across the world have ______
developed over the years.
A. steadily B. differently C. independently D. formally
11. A survey carried out last year showed that 80% of the middle-aged in this city ______ in
favour of the proposal on health care reform.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
12. My grandmother helped me believe that I could accomplish ______ I put my mind to.
A. whenever B. whatever C. wherever D. whichever
13. The local government doesn't have to sacrifice environmental protection ______ economic
growth.
A. to be promoted B. being promoted
C. promoting D. to promote
14. 一Tim has difficulty in making decisions.
一 ______. He's still hesitating about whether to take the job.
A. That’s it B. Give it a try
C. It’s settled D. You're kidding me
15. ______ he could give her sympathy, any practical help was almost beyond him.
A. If B. Since C. Although D. Until
第二节:完形填空(共 20 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 30 分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从 16〜35 各题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出
最佳选项。
For the past ten years, my dad and I have attended the same school — he as an administrator
and I as a student. Our relationship, in and out of school, has been totally unpredictable.
When I was younger, all that my dad said was doctrine(信条)and anything he did I, __16__,
copied. We played games together, and stayed up late reading bedtime stories. I could __17__ my
dad taking me to school, running into him __18__ during the day and riding home with him every
afternoon.
As I grew older, we were not as __19__ as we used to be. He wasn't cool any more. He wore his
socks too high, listened to __20__ country music and laughed too loudly in front of my friends.
He became a total embarrassment.
However, the __21__ that occurred in school were even worse. The worst one happened in
seventh grade. My dad came to our New Year party, __22__ as Donald Duck, guitar in hand,
singing silly songs. Just kill me! I wanted to run away.
This __23__ continued into high school, but we somehow began to find a balance. Things
started to __24__ around the time of my l0th-grade physics project. The __25__ was to build a
wood bridge with the best strength-to-weight ratio(比率). All the students and physics teachers
__26__. So did my dad, the only administrator! Embarrassed, as usual, I __27__ the scene.
__28__, later when I learned from my friends that my dad __29__ all competitors and won
everyone's admiration, I found that mixed in with my __30__ was a touch of pride.
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