一、 单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）( )1. _ number of people in Nantong care for _ old and they usually offer them seats on the bus. A. The; an B. A; an C. A ; the D. The; the( )2. Nearly_ of the teachers in this school were born in the_. A. two-fifths; 1970s B. two-fifths; 1970 C. two-fifth; 1970 D. two-fifth; 1970s( )3. -Have you found your pen? -No, I havent found _, but I borrowed _from Jack this afternoon. A.one; that B.it; one C. one; it D.that; one( )4. -Will you get lost in the forest if you are alone? -Of course not. I have a good _of direction. A. sense B. idea C. feeling D. experience( )5. -Your English is quite good. How long have you learned it? -_I was seven years old. A. When B. Until C. Before D. Since( ) 6. You dont look _ and you should go to see the doctor as _ as possible. A. good; quick B. well; quickly C. good; quickly D. well; quick( ) 7. -I cant go shopping with you today. There will be a test tomorrow. -_. Maybe next time.A. I dont think so B. Sorry to hear that C. My pleasure D. It doesnt matter( ) 8. Dont _your coat, Mike! Its easy to catch a cold on such a rainy day. A. take off B. take away C. take down D. take out( ) 9. -Do you know the result of the school singing competition? -No. It _. A. hasnt announced B. wasnt announced C. hasnt been announced D. didnt announce( ) 10. -Must I finish my homework now? -No, you _. You may have a rest now, but you _ play computer games.A. mustnt; neednt B. neednt; mustnt C. cant; mustnt D. mustnt; may not( ) 11. -Have you read the story? -Yes, its well worth _. It is _moving that I have read it twice. A. reading; so B. reading; too C. to read; such D. to read; so( ) 12.-I want to know _. -Why not go to the park?A. where can I go for a picnic B. what can I go for a picnicC. what I can go for a picnic D. where I can go for a picnic( ) 13. - Do the Smiths live next door to you? - No, but they _. A. used to B. used to do C. are used to D. used to be( )14. _ you have offered her! She is out of trouble now. A. What useful advice B. What a useful advice C. How a useful advice D. How useful advice( )15. -Your daughter has never been to Hong Kong, _? _. I will take her there again this summer .A. hasnt she; Yes B. has she; Yes C. isnt she; No D. has she; No二、完形填空(本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own. My mom was one of those people.My father died when I was nine months old, making my mom a single mother at the age of eighteen. While I was growing up, we lived a very 16 life. We had little money, but my mom gave me a lot of love. Each night, she sat me on her lap and spoke the words that would 17 my life, “Kemmons, you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it.”At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never 18 again. Every day, my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving 19 , telling me that no matter what those doctors said, I could walk again if I didnt want to be bad enough. She drove that message 20 deep into my heart that I finally believed her. A year later, I returned to school-walking on my own!When the Great Depression（大萧条）hit, my mom lost her job. Then I left school to support 21 of us. At that moment, I decided never to be 22 again.Over the years, I experienced various levels of business success. But the real turning point happened on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1916. I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels for families and was 23 that they charged（收费）an extra $2 for each child. That was too 24 for most American families. I told my wife that I was going to open a hotel for families that would never charge extra for 25 . There were plenty of doubters at that time.Not 26 , mom was one of my strongest supporters. She worked behind the desk and even designed the room style. As in any business, we experienced a lot of hard time. But with my mothers words deeply rooted in my heart, I 27 doubted we would succeed. Fifteen years later, we had the largest 28 system in the world - Holiday Inn . In 1979 my company had 1,759 inns（客栈）in more than fifty countries with an income of $1 billion a year.You may not have started out life in th