【正文】 gratulated you. Now , your idea of a good friend is still the person who gives you the better of the two choices。 measure 24. It is normal for kids to feel anxious and not to be able to ______ their studies just before a quiz or an examination. Parents should try their best to help them relax within their power. A. settle down B. devote to C. get down for D. settle down to 25. It is a tradition for the Chinese to ______ about the bush, which sometimes makes foreigners puzzle or misunderstand what you are saying. A. go B. eat C. beat D. wander 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選項（ A、 B、 C 和 D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。 pull 22. Though difficult, I ________ him find a job, which made him very pleased. A. tried to help B. managed to help C. tried helping D. succeeded to help 23. Friendship can’t be ________in terms of money but money is an effective means to ______ how strong the friendship is. A. measured。 above 21. The beautiful ________ beyond the mountain was so beautiful that the tourists couldn’t _____themselves away from it. A. scenery。 from distance 20. ________ development, a multicultural society is believed to have more advantages ______one that is monocultural A. As for。 while lying in bed, he heard a voice _______ calling him. A. close。 isn’t mixed。 doesn’t mix。 made known B. aboard。 caught sight of B. when。 wide B. broad。 however serious a frostbite is B. for。 crossed B. at。 driving B. to see。 slightly B. was officially announced。 when B. make out。 even if B. to bee。 on B. covers。 1. Canada is the only country that _____ an entire continent in the world, facing the Atlantic ____ the east. A. makes up。 in 2. After visiting the harbor in the bay, they took a tour around the downtown area, ______ they visited many art galleries, shopping centers and had their lunch in a restaurant that served fancy foods. A. which B. as C. where D. what 3. As she was approaching the telephone booth at the street corner to make a call on a dark rainy night, a tall figure suddenly ing out of it terrified her, _____ that she screamed and started to run away. A. too terrified B. so terrified C. such terrified D. very terrified 4. The wealthy are always wealthy and the poor are always poor. It is extremely difficult for the poor _____wealthy, _____ they struggle to their full abilities. A. being。 even though 5. The police were trying to _____ where the drug dealers were _____ it suddenly dawned upon them that they might be hidden somewhere 10 miles within the border between the two countries. A. e out。 since 6. It _______ this morning that two of the body guards of the prime minister got killed and the minister himself got ______ hurt in the violent car bomb explosion. A. officially announced。 slightly 7. Foreign visitors will be amazed ______ the art work of three cowboys on horseback ______ a crowd of cows back home along a road on the Rocky Mountains on one broad maple leaf. A. seeing。 to drive 8. The worried general was looking at the map when the idea of the enemy’s attack might be launched ______dawn ______ his mind. A. at。 went over 9. My father seems to have a natural gift _____ treating frostbites(凍傷 ). ______ , he is able to cure it. A. at。 however serious a frostbite is 10. Always surrounded by honors, praises and gifts, young kids nowadays are easy to suffer psychological problems when things _____ them. A. e across B. go