A. theatre B. thus C. although D. feather

第二节 语法和词汇知识(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)

6.—Is it all right if I keep this photo?

--­­­­­­_______.

A. No，yodon’t B. No, it shouldn’t C. I’m afraid not D. Don’t keep it

7.Tom was about to close the windows_____his attention was caught by a bird.

A. when B. if C. and D. till

8.my mother opened the drawer to _________ the knives and spoons.

A. put away B. put up C. put on D. put together

9. Barbara is easy to recognize as she’s the only of the women who ____ evening dress.

A. wear B. wears C. has worm D. have worm

10—have yofinished the book?

-- No. I’ve read up to _____ the children discover the secret cave.

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

11.though ______ to see us，the professor gave us a warm welcome。

A. surprise B was surprised C. surprised D. being surprised

12. Neither side is prepared to talk to _____ unless we can smooth thing over between them。

A. others B. the other C. another D. one other

13. the island is ____ attractive in spring and autumn because of the pleasant weather in both seasons.

A. partly B. merely C. nearly D. equally

14. The doctor thought ____ would be good for yoto have a holiday.

A. this B. that C. one D. it

15. Linda ，make sure the tables ____ before the guests arrive.

A. be set B. set C. are set D. are setting

16. I refuse to accept the blame for something _____ was someone else’s fault.

A. who B. that C. as D. what

17. I’m afraid Mr.harding ____ see yonow . he’s busy.

A. can’t B. mustn’t C. shouldn’t D. needn’t

18. –Can I help you? Are yolooking for anything in particular today?

----_____， we’re just looking.

A. Yes， please B. No, thank yoC. Yes ， yocan D. No, yoneedn’t

19. Excuse me. I I was blocking yor way.

A. didn’t realize B. don’t realize

C. haven’t realized D. wasn’t realizing

20. Mr. Black is very happy because the clothes made in his factory have never been .

A. popular B. more popular

C. most popular D. the most popular

第三节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，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，并在答题卡该项涂黑。[来源:学科网ZXXK]

A man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool. A letter can be enjoyed, read and 21 . It can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart (远离的);it can keep a 22 with very little effort.