27. Mike, I need your help. Without your _______ I won’t be able to finish the task on time.

A. fault B. support C. anger D. congratulation

28. Tim is hard-working. That is ______he has made great progress.

A. why B. what C. whether D. that

29. The Chinese Poetry Competition and Reader are two _________ programs, which attract lots of audience.

A. disturbing B. outstanding C. disappointing D. boring

30. Most theme parks prefer to know ________ if a large group is coming.

A. in turn B. on sale C. in advance D. by chance第二节完形填空(共16小题;每小题1.5分，共24分)

阅读下面短文，从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

温馨提示：一、二级达标校完成A篇，三级达标校和非达标校完成B篇。

A(一、二级达标校)

A young girl is smiling at me from a picture on my desk. She is my sponsor(资助)child from the Philippines. __31 I have never met her in person, she has 32 a special place in my heart. It doesn’t 33 me much to help her, about a dollar a day. But the 34 of helping her is beyond money. It 35 me to her, to life, and to love.

I can still 36 the first time that I decided to help a child overseas. It was many years ago. I was only a teenager myself and for the first time in my life had a little extra 37 each month. I didn’t feel like 38 anything, though. Because we had lost almost 39 we had in a house fire a few years before and going through that had taught 40 a lot. I had learned that I didn’t need a lot of “things” to be happy. I had also a lot about the __41 of children in poor countries around the world. It seemed like a better thing to give what I could to 42 them. It felt so good being able to reach out and help another 43 . I could feel the kindness 44 within me and beginning to change me.

__45 does change us. It makes us into better people with a 46 view of life. It helps us to love, to be kind, and to make this world a better place.

31. A. Even though B. As if C. In case D. Now that

32.A. wanted B. needed C. found D. given

33. A. pay B. offer C. bring D. cost

34. A. joy B. way C. loss D. number

35. A. refers B. connects C. takes D. invites

36. A. pass B. believe C. remember D. forget

37. A. money B. effort C. food D. work

38. A. reading B. buying C. losing D. saying

39. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing

40. A. them B. yoC. me D. her

41. A. happiness B. shortcomings C. freedom D. reward

42. A. help B. entertain C. educate D. read

43. A. in danger B. in line C. in need D. in charge

44. A. reducing B. growing C. going D. leaving

45. A. Fortune B. Respect C. Curiosity D. Kindness

46. A. more popular B. clearer C. funnier D. more formalB(三级达标校和非达标校)

I used to be the shyest person in the world. When the teachers asked me to speak in class, I could 31 breath and could not say anything.

Then in seventh grade, my sister suggested I take 32 lessons. And I began to do lots of speaking exercises, for example, making funny sounds like a cowboy. With the 33 , I began to feel a little more confident about 34 to others.

A few months later, I was asked to 35 for some old people. I thought I would do better than before 36 the voice lessons. I opened my mouth but I couldn’t remember 37 ----I forgot all the 38 !My face turned red. Then I thought: “I’ve already lost face. What else do I have to 39 ?” For my second try, I did much better. I became much more 40 .

After that, I started singing to myself as loudly as I could in my room. That’s something I would have never __41 before. On a recent school trip, I was asked to sing again. I was asked to sing again. I was happy that so many people 42 my singing

I am not a 43 person any more. Singing has made 44 more outgoing. I can meet people without being afraid. I can also 45 in front of the whole class and give a 46 . I am proud of myself.

31. A. never B. almost C. hardly D. often

32. A. writing B. voice C. math D. physics

33. A. exercises B. noises C. sport D. speaking

34. A. shouting B. lying C. running D. speaking

35. A. cook B. dance C. sing D. paint