25. Didn’t it occur to yo______ we could have solved the problem in an easier way?

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

26. I see no reason why they shouldn’t go on playing for another four or five years ______ they are fit enough.

A. unless B. so that C. though D. providing that

27. Since Perry went abroad, his house has been neglected and weeds are _______ everywhere.

A. winding up B. springing up C. lighting up D. rising up

28. Much as I would love ______ to the party yesterday, I didn’t because I had to prepare for the interview.

A. to go B. going C. to have gone D. having gone

29. — It’s said that Chris achieved high grades in the examination.

— That’s no surprise. He is______, yoknow.

A. a dark horse B. a green hand C. a wet blanket D. an early bird

30. As the town ______ good restaurants, we just treated the foreign friends to some local food at home yesterday.

A. didn’t have B. doesn’t have C. won’t have D. hadn’t had

31. While reading, try to develop a more _______ attitude, instead of accepting everything at face value.

A. realistic B. critical C. ambiguous D. casual

32. The article in The Times gives us a real ______ into the causes of the present economic crisis.

A. enquiry B. admission C. insight D. division

33. Robert’s new book about space exploration is fantastic. Yosimply ______ read it.

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

34. — Dad, I am not playing the piano as well as before.

— Take it easy. Yoare just ______.

A. out of sight B. out of control C. out of practice D. out of place

35. — Tom, yolook worried. Anything I can do for you?

— I ______ if yocould give me a three-day leave to look after my baby in hospital.

A. had wondered B. was wondering

C. would wonder D. have wondered

第二节 完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My mum was young when she fell pregnant with me. After I was born it was decided that my father’s relatives would 36 me in Manchester. No one spoke about Mum. Eventually, I was shown letters from Mum, 37 that she was a drug addict.

All this was running through my head as I arrived in Glasgow on 27 December last year. My sister Leanne, from my mother’s side, had 38 me down on Facebook, and we had been 39 for a while, but had met only once or twice. Leanne had been brought up by our mother’s parents, and had some 40 with Mum throughout her life. She was now living in Canada, but returning for Christmas and 41 to see all the family together. A big party had been arranged to welcome her back, and everyone would be there, including our 42 .

In a very short time my sister and I hatched a 43 . I’d meet my sister as she arrived at Manchester airport, then we’d drive up to Glasgow 44 . Keeping it a surprise gave us a rush. After about a four-hour drive, we were there. I’d 45 called someone “Mum” before. But there she was.

We embraced (拥抱) and were soon 46 . We could hardly get the words out fast enough. Seeing someone so alike looking back at me was the strangest but most 47 experience. Though a lifetime may have 48 us, this woman at a party in Glasgow was my mum. She 49 at me for a second, before giving me a tight hug. All she could say was that she never thought we’d 50 again.

She’d been 51 of drugs for five years. She told me how she now works for a charity that helps young people 52 the same problems she had. We now talk regularly, and I feel 53 she’s my mother. That’s something I couldn’t have even 54 when the door opened to her at that Christmas party. Life may be short, but it’s always 55 enough to reconcile (和好).

36. A. teach B. control C. serve D. raise

37. A. foreseeing B. revealing C. arguing D. promising

38. A. knocked B. tracked C. rolled D. turned

39. A. negotiating B. complaining C. messaging D. searching

40. A. contact B. bargain C. fun D. trouble

41. A. reluctant B. afraid C. confident D. desperate

42. A. sister B. father C. mum D. grandparents