【正文】 C. repairing, repaired D. repaired, repair. 6. — Can children under the age of 12 ride electricalbicycles in Jiangdu? — No, according to the law, they________. A . may not B .needn’ t C. mustn’ t D. shouldn’ t 7. — Do you think that ________ little children should know ________ safety tips? — Of course. A. so。 is 9. — It’ s burning hot today, isn’ t it? — Yes. __________yesterday. A. So was it B. So it was C. So it is D. So is it 10. — Your handwriting is better than ________ of________ in your class. — I’m g lad to hear that. A. it 。 is fixed 14. — Maybe we can celebrate tonight . — __________ A. What do you have in mind ? B. What is the matter ? C. What is on your mind ? D. What is going on ? 15. — What’ s wrong with Jim? — His car broke down on his way to work. And______ The car behind was out of control and hit Jim. A. a good miss is as good as a mile B. it never rains but it pours C. the early bird catches the worm D. every dog has its day 二、完形填空 (共 15小題；每小題 l分，計(jì) 15分 ) In order to tell what I believe, I must bring up something from my personal history. The turning point of my life was my decision to give up my promising business job and study music. My parents didn’t think it was a good choic e I __16__ music as a job. Considering my family background, this was understandable. My grandfather had__17__ music for forty years at Spring Hill College. Although he was __18__ loved by his students, he didn’t earn( 掙錢 ) enough to support his large family. __19___ this example in the family, my parents strongly asked me to __20___ instead of a music school, and so to college I went. Before my graduation from Columbia, the __21__ ran into some money problems and I felt it was my __22__ to leave college and find a job. That was why I took a business job, which I always think of as the __23__ years. I went into it for money, for being able to help the family. Money is all I got out of it, but it was not enough. I felt that life was passing me by and I became very ___24___. My wish was to save enough money to quit(退出 ) and go to Europe to study __25___. I continued to make money, and finally, little by little, I saved enough to go__26___. At that time, my family got out of the trouble. My family _27__ needed my help, and so I gave up my position and sailed for Europe. I stayed four years, worked harder than I had ever dreamed of working before, and __28__ every minute of it. “Enjoyed” is too soft a word. I walked on air. I felt pletely free because I was doing what I loved. I really lived. When I __29__ business, it was against the advice of all my friends and family, but if I had stayed in business, I do not believe I would have made a success of living. Money is a wonderful thing, but now I know that it is possible to pay too __30___ a price for it. 16. A. gave up B. took up C. made up D. set up 17. A. learned B. studied C. played D. taught 18. A. much B. less C. little D. more 19. A. Because B. Since C. With D. As 20. A. run a business B. find a job C. go to college D. go abroad 21. A. father B. mother C. grandfather D. family 22. A. dream B. duty C. job D. hope 23. A. pleased B. worried C. tired D. wasted 24. A. happy B. angry C. sad D. excited 25. A. business B. languages C. music D. software 26. A. abroad B. Europe C. England D. France 27. A. not at all B. no way C. no longer D. not a lot 28. A. enjoyed B. hated C. cried D. laughed 29. A. broke up B. broke away from C. broke out D. broke down 30. A. much B. little C. high D. low 三、閱讀理解 (共 l5 小題；每小題 2分，計(jì) 30 分 ) 閱讀下列內(nèi)容，從每小題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳答案。t have any eggs. A young girl wrote letters but had no stamps, so Dad paid for the stamps. One businessman used to leave large amounts of cash in his mailbox for Dad to take to the bank. Later, father died. As I drove home, I noticed two green and red mailboxes made by father were still on each side of Main Street. Each box had a long narrow hole at the top with white lettering: SANTA CLAUS, NORTH POLE. For years children had dropped letters to Santa through those holes. When I saw Frank Townsend, Dad39。 There are 17 old mansions and 15 former residences of famous people _57▲ _ Famous old mansions and residences Yipu Garden ? Lying to the west of the street and to the east of Ge Garden, it was built by a banker, Li Hesheng, who lived in the Republic Of China. ? It was __58_▲ as offices for Yangzhou Traditional Chinese Painting Academy. ? In the __59▲ _ years, it has been restored and is under protection of Jiangsu Province. the Mansion of Li Changle Built in the Qing Dynasty, it has been designed again and changed into a highlevel hotel __60▲__Changle Hotel. the Bookroom on the South Side of the Street ? It originally ___61▲ __to two brothers, who were famous as salt businessmen. ? The two brothers had a book collection of __62_▲ one hundred thousand volumes. ? At present, it is being repaired. Fuyuan G