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22. The whole nation is in great happiness, as we have worked another wonder, ______ several generations of sports people have been working for.
A. one B. it C. that D. those
23. __________ Taiwan has purchased a large quantity of arms from the US causes great tension in the Asian and Pacific district. A. What B. That C. It D. As
24. The appearance of a super skyscraper in the desert is far beyond our imagination, _________ throws great doubt on the height of the tall building.
A. that B. one C. which D. it
25. The growth of GDP in China will be largely slowed down in the next few years_________ it mainly relies on the exploration of the resources available.
A. for B. due to C. thanks to D. in that
26. Yesterday his father bought a________desk for the decoration of his study.
A. long Chinese wooden red B. red Chinese long wooden C. Chinese red long wooden D. long red Chinese wooden
27. I don’t remember when I wrote a letter to my love in English. _________ in the first year at college?
A. Might it be B. Could it have been C. Should it be D. Could it be
28. As for America, China is becoming _______ real competitive match in the Far East, so it has been making a series of troubles to defeat _________ competitor.
A. a, a B. the, a C. a, the D. the, the
29. The first time I boarded a high express train, I was very excited. Scarcely in my life ________ such a speed of a vehicle and its comfort.
A. had I felt B. did I feel C. do I feel D. have I felt
30. She was regretful and wasn’t interested in anything around her. __________ her coach.
A. So was B. Neither was C. So it was the same with D. So it was with
31. He had to admit it was where he fell down __________ his competitor made it.
A. who B. that C. at which D. where
32. My father has been encouraging me to move on, saying that he will see to ________ if anything unusual occurs in my life. A that B. this C. it D. even
33. Hong Kong survived the crisis with the help of the mainland, otherwise, it __________ as prosperous as it is today.
A. isn’t B. wasn’t C. couldn’t be D. won’t be 34. The poor creature marched on _________ the biting wind and there was no one in the street________ he could turn for help.
A. in, on whom B. against, to whom C. with, for whom D. off, with whom
35. Tom ran all the way upstairs, _______ to know the admission line of the national examination _________ a moment before on CCTV. A. eager, announced B. likely, having been announced C. eagerly, to be announced D. would like, being announced SECTION B
Directions For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context.
A recent experiment held in Japan shows that it is almost impossible for people to walk exactly straight for 60 meters. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology found 20 healthy men and 36 them to walk as straight as possible to a target 60 meters away at normal speed. Each man had to walk on white paper fixed flat to the floor wearing wet colored socks. The footprints revealed that all walked in a winding 37 straight line. Researchers found that people 38 the direction of walking every few seconds. The amount of the winding differed from subject to subject. This suggests that 39 of us can walk in a strictly straight line. We walk in a winding way mainly because of a slight structural or functional imbalance of our limbs. 40 we may start walking in a straight line, several steps afterwards we will have changed the direction.
41 helps us to correct the direction of walking and leads us to the target. Your ears also help you walk.After turning around a lot with your eyes closed, you can hardly stand still, 42 walk straight. It’s all because your ears help you balance. Inside your inner ears there is a structure which contains liquids. On the sides of the organ are many tiny hair-like structures that move around as the liquid 43 . When you spin, the liquid inside also spins. The
difference is that when you 44 , the liquid continues to spin for a while. Dizziness is the 45 of these nerves in your inner ears. When you open your eyes, although your eyesight tells you to walk in a
straight line, your brain will 46 your ears more, thus you walk in a 47 line.
36. A. made B. ordered C. asked D. had 37. A. more than B. rather than C. other than D. less than
38. A. rearrange B. make C. find D. readjust
39. A. none B. any C. few D. some
40. A. As B. While C. Because D. For 41. A. Eyesight B. Hearing C. Touch D. Feeling
42. A. believe it or not B. let alone
C. what’s more D. to tell the truth 43. A. flees B. flies C. floats D. flows 44. A. stop B. walk C. run D. spin 45. A. sign B. signal C. result D. secret
46. A. trust B. deny C. suspect D. depend 47. A. direct B. twisted C. straight D. smoothed
SECTION C
Directions Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context. Dear Xiaohua
I’m very glad to receive your letter. From your letter, I know you have shown 48 great interest in inventing new things. That’s great. As for how to be an inventor, there is no quick answer to 49 .
Coming from different cultures and having different backgrounds, inventors do not seem to have much 50 common. But creative thinking, 51 is greatly valued, is perhaps the basic skill an inventor should have. In order to explore new possibilities, you will have to learn to break 52 from old thought patterns. When you get stuck, try to look at the problem in 53 many ways as possible. Each new way may i mprove your understanding.
More importantly, always keep it in your mind 54 success is no accident. It is the result of a long process of trial and error. Above 55 , the main task for you is to study hard and try to learn more knowledge. This, of course, will lay a solid foundation. Hope your future invention will make a difference. Good luck. Yours,