13. Candidates shall remain in their seats ______ all the papers have been collected.

A. while

B. since

C. after

D. until

14. I promise to make yoall proud again in ______ direction life may take me.

A. however

B. wherever

C. whatever

D. whenever

15. It suddenly occurred to him _____he had left his key in the office.

A. whether

B. that

C. which

D. where

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。

Tony was the kind of guy yolove to hate. He was always in a good mood and always had something 16 to say.

Once Tony was robbed by three 17 robbers in a restaurant business. The robbers panicked and shot him when they knew he wanted to call the 18 . Luckily, Tony was found and sent to the local hospital. After 18 hours of 19 and weeks of intensive care, Tony was 20 from the hospital with the bullets still in his body But returning home made Tony happy and

relax.

I saw Tony about six months after the 21 . When I asked him how he was, he replied, “I remembered that I had two 22 : I could choose to live, or I could choose to die. I chose to live.”

Tony 23 , “People around us kept telling me I was going to be fine. 24 when they wheeled me into the emergency room and I saw the 25 on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really 26 . In their eyes, I read, ‘He’s a dead man.’I knew I needed to 27 .”

“What did yodo?” I asked 28 .

“Well, there was a big, but rude nurse shouting questions 29 me,” said Tony.

“She asked if I was allergic to anything. ‘Yes,’I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped 30 as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, ‘ 31 !’”

“Over their laughter, I told them. ‘I am choosing to live. Operate on me 32 I am alive, not dead.’”

Tony lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I 33 from him that every day we have the choice to live fully.

34 , after all, is everything. Life is all about choices. But the bottom line: It’s your choice that 35 how yolive life.

16.A.wonderful B. important C. positive D. interesting

17.A.hungry B. rude C. pitiful D. armed

18.A.doctor B. police C. boss D. waiter

19.A.surgery B. struggle C. battle D. wait

20.A.released B. moved C. escaped D. kept

21.A.disease B. incident C. business D. affair

22.A.tasks B. purposes C. choices D. decisions

23.A.answered B. asked C. questioned D. continued

24.A.But B. So C. Or D. As

25.A.impressions B. expressions C. feelings D. remarks

26.A.proud B. happy C. concerned D. scared

27.A.take action B. worry about C. take charge D. watch out