【正文】 cause D. No matter what 20. I suddenly realized that he was trying to quarrelling with me. A. avoid B. enjoy C. prevent D. consider 21. Here are some toys. You can one or two for your little son as a birthday gift from me. A. single out B. work out C. take out D. pick out 22. At such a time of crisis, we must try to all differences of party or class and stick together. A. set forth B. set back C. set down D. set aside 23. I have told her on occasions that Gee is not a man to be trusted. 4 A. ridiculous B. numerous C. sentimental D. alternative 24. I could see from her expression that my ments had . A. e through B. hit home C. borne out D. got away 25. a little earlier this morning! I missed the school bus by only a minute and had to wait in the cold for nearly an hour! A. If I had got up B. If only I get up C. If only I had got up D. If I got up 26. For generations the people in these two villages lived in perfect . A. conflict B. distinction C. harmony D. regulation 27. its economy continues to recover, the US is increasingly being a nation of parttimers and temporary workers. A. Now that B. If only C. Even though D. Provided that 28. Bill had difficulty in swimming across the lake, but he finally succeeded on his fourth . A. attempt B. display C. petition D. effort 29. You ought to know to go out without an overcoat on such a cold day. A. rather than B. more than C. better than D. other than 30. The trees were planted beside the road at 50feet . A. balances B. distances C. intervals D. spaces Part II. Reading Comprehension（ 20 points） Directions: In this part there are two passages. Each passage is followed with five suggested questions. Choose the one that you think is the best. Passage 1 Some people argue that the pressures on international sportsmen and sportswomen kill the essence of sport—the pursuit of personal excellence. Children kick a football around for fun. When they get older and play for local school teams, they bee petitive but they still enjoy playing. The individual representing his country cannot afford to think about enjoying himself。 and the armchairs have a hollow, sunken look about them. I took my seat and decided to pass the time watching the people around me. A little man beside me was turning over the pages of a magazine quickly and nervously. It was hard to understand what he was looking at, for every three minutes or so he would throw the magazine onto the table, seize another, and sink back into his chair. Opposite me there was a young mother who was trying to restrain her son from making a noise. The boy had obviously grown weary of waiting. He had placed an ashtray on the floor and was making aeroplanenoises as he waved a pencil in his hand. Near him, an old man was fast asleep, and the boy’s mother was afraid that sooner or later her son would wake the gentleman up. Meanwhile, the little man next to me is singing loudly. At last, the door opened and a nurse entered. The people looked up expectantly with a ray of hope in their eyes, then settled down again as the next lucky patient was led out of the room. 1. In line 5, paragraph 2, the word “restrain” means . A) ask B) persuade C) request D)prevent 2. The writer was . A. one of the patients B. a dentist C. a nurse D. the boy’s father 3. While he was in the waitingroom, the writer passed the time . A) by reading magazine B) by drawing a picture of the room C) by watching the boy playing his model aeroplane D) by looking at the people in the room 4. The young mother was afraid her little boy . A) might hurt himself with the pencil B) would fall asleep C) would tear the