【正文】 that14. The noise was so that only those with excellent hearing were aware of it. A) dim B) faint C) soft D) gentle15. Having got back from school, a letter on the desk. A) there was B) he saw C) nothing was found but D) nobody found16. She said she liked dancing but was in no for it just then. A) mood B) opinion C) manner D) fashion17. While reading aloud, you should at the right place. A) stop B) pause C) rest D) break18. They were so far away that I couldn’t their faces clearly. A) see through B) make out C) make up D) see over19. In the middle of the grass stands a little board that “No Parking”. A) is read B) advises C) reads D) hopes20. The new regulation will soon e into _______.A) force B) value C) strength D) effective headmaster wanted the new classroom building _______ as soon as possible.A) to set up B) to have set upC) to be set up D) being set up22. The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also _______ a large number of social customs.A) share B) join C) take D) make23. The box was so heavy that it was difficult for the old lady to _______ it.A) lift B) reach C) rise D) touch24. The criminal dared not go out because he was afraid of _______.A) recognizing B) having been recognizedC) having recognized D) being recognized25. The job would require that _______ at 7 o’clock every morning.A) he will be at the factory B) he was at the factoryC) he be at the factory D) he is to be at the factory26. I don’t think we’ve met before. You are confusing me with _______. A) some other B) other personC) someone else D) one another27. Mr. Smith can’t _______ his wife’s death though she has been dead for a long time. A) get over B) bet away C) get away with D) get off28. Only in this way _______ the big fire in the shortest possible time. A) we can put out B) we will put outC) can we put out D) should we put out29. _______ more time, I could perform my duty more satisfactorily.A) Given B) Giving C) To give D) To be given30. He was last seen in public on the _______ of his daughter’s wedding.A) chance B) event C) occasion D) affair31. Please keep us _______ of the latest development in the pany investment. A) informing B) informed C) inform D) to be informed32. I found _______ to answer all the questions within the time given.A) not possible B) impossible C) that impossible D) it impossible33. Isn’t it about the time you _______ to do your homework? A) began B) begin C) would begin D) will begin34. As the managing director can’t go to the reception, I’m representing the pany _______.A) on his account B) on his behalf B) C) for his part D) from his point of view35. My wife talked me _______ agreeing to a proposal that the whole family make a trip to Atlantic City.A) for B) out C) into D) over二．閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，然后根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容從每小題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳的一項(xiàng)。 _________, I have lots of work to do.A) otherwise B) besides C) however D) therefore19. The accident was my fault, so I had to pay for the damage _________ the other car.A) of B) at C) to D) on20. Surrounded _________ they were by the enemies, they tried to break through. A) as B) although C) like D) even if21. Society does not in any age prevent a man from _________. A) what he can be B) being that he can be C) that he can be D) being what he can be 22. This hotel _________ $ 60 for a single room with bath. A) claims B) demands C) prices D) charges 23. It took him several months to _________ the wild horse. A) tend B) cultivate C) tame D) breed24. Gettysburg was the _________ of the most important battle in the Civil War. A) landscape B) view C) sight D) scene25. If I bring in my suit for dry cleaning, is there any chance of _________ ready by tomorrow? A) it’s being B) being it C) being its D) its being26. We haven’t seen the Swans for over a week. They _________ on a trip abroad. A) could go B) must go C) may have gone D) would have gone27. Mr. Johnson preferred _________ heavier work to do. A) to be given B) to be giving C) to have given D) having given28. I felt it a regret _________ you so much. A) to trust B) to have trusted C) having trusted D) to have been trusted29. She is _________ a musician than her brother. A) much of B) much as C) more of D) more as 30. Many new _________ will be opened up in the universities. A) opportunities B) realities C) necessities D) probabilities31. When you are planning a garden party, you’ll have to take the weather into _________. A) regard B) account C) counting D) observation32. I cannot _________ a personal puter now. A) bear B) charge C) afford D) cost33. People from these countries not only share a _________ language but also similar customs. A) mon B) usual C) average D) general34. Liquids are like solids _________ they have a definite volume. A) with that B) in that C) for tha