( )18. Why do you insist on ________?
A. this to be done B. this done
C. this being done D. this is done
( )19. We looked everywhere for the ________.
A. missing watch B. missed watch
C. watch being missed D. watch that lost
( )20. ______， the runners crossed the finish line.
A. Tiring B. Tired C. To be tired D. They are tired
( )21. _______ by the air， the kite went up into the sky.
A. Pushing B. Pushed C. Having been pushed D. Having pushed
( )22.—The round bowl over there is a bit small， isn‘t it?
— _______.
A. So are the fish B. So the fish are
C. Neither the fish D. Neither are the fish
( )23. She couldn‘t take shorthand， _______ slowed down the work of the office.
A. that B. which C. it D. so
( )24. Was it last Friday ________ you met him?
A. that B. on which C. which D. when
( )25. _______ might fail in the exam worried him.
A. He B. That he C. What D. It
( )26.—I‘v got this really painful ear.
—How long _______ you?
A. does it bother B. was it bothering
C. would it bother D. has it been bothering
( )27.—I started to study， but then a friend called.
—That‘s no excuse ________.
A. for not studying B. not for studying C. not studying D. not to studying
( )28.—Why was he so hot when he got home?
—He ________.
A. was running B. is running C. has been running D. had been running
( )29.—There‘s been an earthquake.
—I know. At least a hundred people ________.
A. were to be killed B. are said to have been killed
C. said to have been killed D. are said to kill
( )30. You may invite _______ wants to go.
A. whomever B. whoever C. which one D. people
三、完形填空(共20小題;每題1.5分，共30分。)
通读下面的短文，掌握其大意。从每小题的四个选项中选出可填入相应空白处的最佳选择，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边括号里。
Mr. Jones woke early one morning， before the sun had risen. It was a beautiful morning， _31_ he went to the window and looked out. He was _32_ to see a neatly-dressed and mid-aged professor， who _33_ in the university just up the road from Mr. Jones‘ house， coming the direction of the town. He had grey hair thick glasses， and was _34 an umbrella， a morning newspaper and a bag. Mr. Jones thought that he must have _35_ by the night train _36_ taking a taxi.
Mr. Jones had a big tree in his garden， and the children had tied a long _37_ to one of the branches， so that they could swing on it.
Mr. Jones saw the professor _38_ when he saw the rope and looked carefully up and down the road. When he saw that there was _39_ in sight， he stepped into the garden (there was no fence)， put his umbrella， newspaper， bag and hat nearly on the grass and _40_ the rope. He pulled it _41_ to see whether it was strong enough to take his weight， then ran as fast as he could and swung into the _42_ on the end of the rope， his grey hair blowing all around _43_. _44_ he swung， sometimes taking a few more _45_ steps on the grass when the rope began to swing _46_ slowly for him.
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