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B. apply for C. seek after D. search 17. Nobody could have ever imagined that the poor man ______ _______ be a millionaire. A. in rag。 could B. in rags。 should be C. wearing poorly 。 should D. dressed poorly。 might 18. It is reported that the ambassador together with the working staff______ kidnapped by a group of gunmen who _______ into the American Embassy in Iraq last night but the news is not yet confirmed by the US government. A. was。 burst B. were。 went C. was。 entered D. were。 made their way 19. I feel _____ ashamed of myself when I hear someone say “ Mind your ______.” A. indeed。 behavior B. really。 manner C. greatly。 manners D. very much。 action 20. Keeping what belongs to another without his permission _____ to stealing. A. adds B. es to C. amounts D. means 21. Since there was no way out, the robber decided to _______on his luck to see if he could run away. A. make a chance B. take chance C. take a chance D. try a chance 22. Bowing to others is considered ______ but bowing to difficulty is not considered a good quality A. to be a good manner B. a good manners C. to be good manners D. being good manners 23. You are quite free now, I think. _______, I have tons of things to do. A. On the contrary B. on the opposite C. With the contrary D. For the contrary 24. You may do whatever you like in the holiday. ______ me, I think I can do with a rest. A. As for B. As with C. As to D. As about 25. The scenery beyond the mountain is __________beautiful. A. unbelievably B. unexpectly C. surprisedly D. gradually 第二部分 完形填空(共 20 小題;每小題 1. 5 分,滿分 30 分) 閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)( A、 B、 C 和 D)中,選出可以填 入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng),并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。 Do you know insurance(保險(xiǎn) )? Buying insurance is a 26 by which people can protect themselves 27 large losses. Protection against fire is one kind of insurance. Large number of people pay 28 sums of money to an insurance pany. Although thousands of people have paid for fire insurance, only 29 will lose their homes by fire. The insurance pany will pay for these homes out or the sums of money it has 30 . The first modern fire insurance pany was 31 in London, England, in 1666. A great fire had just 32 most of the city, and people wanted protection against 33 losses. The first pany 34 rapidly. Soon other panies were founded in other areas. Benjamin Franklin helped form the first fire insurance pany in America in 1752. he also 35 a new kind of insurance for 36 . the new insurance would off protection against the loss of crops 37 storms. In 1795, Benjamin Franklin helped start 38 new insurance pany in America. This pany, 39 offered life insurance, collected some money 40 from many different men. 41 a man died, his family was given a large sum of money. Today, this pany is 42 in business. Over the years, people have 43 from many new kinds of insurance when they have suffered from 44 accidents as car and plane crashes. 45 , almost everyone has some kind of insurance. 26. A. way B. firm C. consideration D. means 27. A. from B. against C. with D. beyond 28. A. small B. huge C. much D. little 29. A. many B. quite a few C. few