13. —— Why are they selling their house and car? —— They _______ to another city.
A. are moving B. have moved C. moved D. had moved 14. you said at the meeting describes a bright future for the company. A. When B. How C. What D. That 15. While _______on the way home, he was careless and was hit by a car.
A. walking B. walked C. having walked D. to walk 16. Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize in literature. It was the first time that Chinese writer ________such an important award.
A. wins B. won C. has won D. had won
17. —I love the Internet. I’ve come to know many friends on the Net. —________. Few of them would become your real friends.
A. That’s for sure B. It’s not the case C. I couldn’t agree more D. I’m pleased to know that 18. You can ask anyone for help. ________here is willing to lend you a hand.
A. Everyone B. No one C. One D. Someone 19. Queen Elizabeth Ⅱis often thought to be the richest woman in the world, ________,
her personal wealth seems rather small.
A. Besides B. Otherwise C. However D. Altogether
20. I am looking forward to the day ______ my daughter can read this book and know my feelings for her. A. as B. which C. where D. when 三、完形填空
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You are travelling on an ocean ship when, suddenly a giant wave causes the ship to overturn. Hundreds of people die 21 , but you and several others 22 in the ballroom. Would you stay there and 23 for help? Or would you try, 24 the danger, to find your way out of the ship?
This is the 25 faced by the characters in the film “Poseidon”.
Trapped in the ballroom of the overturned ship, the 26 orders the surviving guests to wait for help. A small group of people 27 to accept this fate. They try to escape, knowing that there will be no way back 28 the captain locks the doors behind them.
At the time of the disaster, each of the characters is trying to overcome personal problems in their own lives. All must face their 29 and make life and death decisions.
Architect Richard Nelson is preparing to kill himself when the wave hits. He feels depressed over the 30 of his relationship with his partner. But he is forced to fight 31 his life, and learns to want to live again. He realizes he must 32 the past and not think too much about the bad.
Robert Ramsey, a fireman, decides to 33 his own life so that his daughter, Jen, 34 live. He swims to the ship’s control room 35 he must press a switch to change the direction of the ship.
He knows he will likely 36 in the process, but just as surely, he knows that it’s the only way his friends can escape. His actions give the others a chance to reach 37 . They escape from the ship just before it 38 , killing all those waiting inside and Jen’s father as well. All the characters who survive feel 39 to be alive, but they are also aware that their own 40 , bravery and determination saved their own lives.
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21. A. gradually 22. A. stay 23. A. ask 24. A. despite 25. A. position 26. A. director 27. A. refuse 28. A. unless 29. A. death 30. A. end 31. A. against 32. A. let alone 33. A. give out 34. A. might 35. A. which 36. A. succeed 37. A. home 38. A. breaks 39. A. relieved 40. A. choices
B. immediately B. dance B. cry B. in B. dilemma B. passenger B. agree B. until B. survival B. departure B. for B. let out B. give away B. can B. there B. fail B. safety B. explodes B. lucky B. calmness
C. finally C. survive C. wait C. with C. danger C. sailor C. hesitate C. once C. courage C. failure C. with C. let go of C. give in C. would C. where C. survive C. success C. sinks C. relaxed C. fortune
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D. individually D. live D. demand D. except D. scene D. captain D. dislike D. when D. fears D. difficulty D. over D. let down D. give up D. must D. then D. drown D. destination D. overturns D. happy D. confidence
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