23．―Did you tell Peter that you’ve already got a job?
 ―Oh ,no .I forgot. I       him now.
 A．will be calling B．will call C．call D．am calling
24．        most efficient way to understand thousands of new words is to gain       good
 knowledge of basic word formation.
 A．A ; a B．The; 不填 C．A；不填 D．The; the
25．―That woman has been taking care of the two white tigers for 8 years.
 ―Oh ,dear ! She        a lot of difficulties!
 A．could go through  B．might go through
 C．ought to have gone through D．must have gone through
26．When         questions in class ,one should answer them as clearly as possible.
 A．asking  B．to ask C．to be asked D．asked
27．I wish I       a chance to talk with you about my writing before you left.
 A．have B．had C．had had D．will have
28．Amy lost her money and Mother wasn’t surprised that she       as she was too careless.
 A．did that B．did it C．did this D．did so
29．With two children       middle school in the nearby town now ,the parents are working hard.
 A．to attend B．attending C．attended D．having attended
30．Extra lessons on Sundays put       pressure on students ,who already have       
 homework.
 A．many; much of B．more; many of C．more ;piles of D．many; numbers of
31．―Do you think Jack is to blame?
 ―Yeah ,it was very rude       facial paper to the guests at the table.
 A．of him to throw  B．for him to throw
 C．that he threw  D．enough to throw
32．The ship had a serious accident and many passengers were reported missing ,which got their
 folks at home       .
 A．worried B．to worry C．worrying D．worry
33．Not knowing much of the world yet ,simple-minded teenagers are easily       .
 A．taken up B．taken in C．taken on D．taken off
34．―People should spare no effort to protect the environment.
 ―       .Air pollution ,as is known to all ,does harm to our health.
 A．All right B．Fine C．Go ahead D．Exactly
35．I was close to being killed the other day. A car passed me at       I thought was a dangerous
 speed.
 A．as B．which C．what D．that
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。
 While the rest of the world is sleeping, my dad is dragging my warm covers off me so we won’t be late for my 6 a.m. ice hockey game. What started as a    36   is now my profession passion (a strong liking ), and    37   of it would be possible without my dad.
 “Let’s go ,Brendan .You can do it!”  38    like that does not go unnoticed .Every game, no matter what the    39   is ,my dad always says “Good game.” and “You looked great out there.” I’m    40   , knowing that even if I make a mistake or   41   poorly ,my dad will still be there for me.   42  is one of the greatest things anyone can have .My dad is my support, without   43  
me to become something I’m not. It was my dream to play hockey ,and he just    44   me.
 As I get older,   45   becomes fiercer .Each season brings a new schedule with more than thirty games ,which my dad eagerly   46   .He gets as nervous as I do, but somehow   47   in his seat and keeps    48   .He wants to yell (shout in excitement)and scream like most hockey parents ,   49    he is different .   50   each game ,we sit down to eat and go over things to work    51   in the future .Usually he only tells me how proud he is of me.  52    all those early morning games and later-afternoon skates with Dad ,I realize how lucky I am to    53   him. It’s not easy getting up and driving to rinks（溜冰场）at all hours. My dad not only does that ,but also helps me realize my dreams .I make sure that every game he attends ,I play my    54   ,just to show him those 6 a.m.   55   did me some good.