—___________? I think yoshould see a doctor.

A. Why not B. So what C. What for D. How come

17. Tom’s elder brother has returned home from Paris, where he _________ for three years as a visiting scholar.

A. had stayed B. stayed

C. has stayed D. has been staying

18. As to the educational reform, some people are ________ it, while others are strongly against it.

A. in need of B.in favor of C. in place of D. in honor of

19. —I’m sorry, Mum. I made a mistake in what yohad told me to do, and....

— Take it easy, my darling! Everybody ________ make mistakes.

A. may B. need C. should D. can

20. The driver had to _______at the traffic light even if he was driving rather fast.

A. go up B. give up C. pull up D. pick up

21. _________there was no conclusive evidence, most people thought he was guilty.

A. When B. As C. While D. Unless

22. — I have a lot of work to do. I’m afraid I have to go now. Bye (Hurriedly)!

— Then... __________ (puzzled).

A. Stay here longer, please B. Nice to meet yohere

C. No problem D. So long

23. Tell your father he doesn’t need to carry any _______with exception of a good pair ofshoeswhile climbing the mountain.

A. equipment B. belongings C. instrument D. possessions

24. In this case, you’d better not ________ yourself to despair for the sake of your elderly mother.

A. abandon B. devote C. apply D. occupy

25. ________harder at English, yowill make greater progress.

A. Work B. To work C. Working D. Worked

26. Tom, have yoever seen a moving scene _______ many people rushed a stranger getting heart attack to hospital?

A. where B. when C. which D. why

27. _________himself of the missing part of the story, the journalist had to ask the interviewee more questions.

A. Informed B. To inform C. Having informed D. Informing

28. Not until she opened her mouth and spoke, ______ she was foreign.

A. I realized B. I had realized C. had I realized D. did I realize

29. Please come whenever yowant, and yocan have ______ yolike here.

A. whenever B. however C. whatever D. wherever

30. But for the timely arrival of the police, her elder sister _________ of all the money.

A. were to be robbed B. would have been robbed

C. was robbed D. might be robbed

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31~50各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

It was 1958, and I was 10 years old. Being the older of two boys, I took the

mission 31 . I was going to find Mom a useful gift that showed her how much we loved her.

In the shop, there was so much to 32 from—cards, combs etc. But while looking in the kitchen hardware section, I spotted 33 I thought was the perfect gift: a peeler(削皮器).