C. an extra job has been taken D. an extra job has been given to John

25.In area it is approximately the same size as the USA (without Alaska),____,however, has____.

A. which, more than fourteen times as many people

B. which, fourteen times more than many people

C. what, as fourteen times as many people

D. where, more than fourteen times as many people

26.Our class is made up of 68 students,_______ are girls.

A. of which two-fifths B. of whom two –fifths

C. two-fifth of which D. two-fifth of whom

27. It’s easy to do the repair. ____ yoneed is a hammer and some nails.

A. Something B. All C. Both D. Everything

28. I set off at five for the station. It was too early ____ anyone in the street.

A. for there to be B. for there wasn’t C. to be D. having

29.We used to work in the same office and we _____ have coffee together after work.

A. would B. should C. could D. might

30. For holidays, many people visit the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast of Australia, _________ has more than 600 islands.

A. where B. that C. which D. there

31. _____, I think, and the problems could be settled.

A. If yodouble your efforts B. So long as yokeep up your spirits

C. Making greater efforts D. A bit more efforts.

32. —The boss said we had only three days to finish the work.

—Don’t worry. We have already ________ two thirds of it.

A. got down B. got through C. given in D. given away

33.—Excuse me, can yotell me where the nearest bank is, please?

-______ Oh yes! It's past the office, next to a big market.

A. Mm, let me think. B. Oh, I beg your pardon?

C. You're welcome. D. What do yomean?

34. It was not until ­­______that _____ to study English well.

A. he came to Beijing; did he begin B. did he comet to Beijing; he began

C. he came to Beijing ; he began D did he come to Beijing; did he begin

35. A man may usually be known by the books he reads ____ by the friends he keeps.

A rather than B. as well as C. in place of D. as many as

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，然后从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

Learning to Accept

I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. 36 , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was 37 and ill.

My father was 38 a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 39 all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is 40 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started 41 about life, and I told them about one of my 42 . I said that we must very often give things up 43 we grow --- our youth, our beauty, our friends --- but it always 44 that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father 45 up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up 46 ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say. 47 , he answered his own question: “I 48 the love of my family,” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.

I was also 49 by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (愤怒的) at someone, I 50 remember his words and become 51 . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be 52 to give up my small irritations. In this 53 , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

Sometimes I 54 what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one 55 .

36. A. Afterwards B. Therefore C. However D. Meanwhile