41. Mr. Johnson is ______ to our party.

　　A. pleased more than to come

　　B. more pleased than to come

　　C. more than pleased to come

　　D. more pleasing than to come

　　42. Xenon has a number of applications, ______ may be mentioned its use in flash lamps for high-speed photography.

　　A. among which

　　B. which

　　C. and which

　　D. each of which

　　43. They ______ the factory, but a heavy downpour spoiled their plan.

　　A. visited

　　B. were visiting

　　C. were to have been visited

　　D. were to have visited was/were to have done sth.意为“原本、本来打算做某事”。

　　44. The child was ______ to open the refrigerator door.

　　A. barely tall enough enough修饰形容词或副词时通常后置。

　　B. barely enough tall

　　C. tall barely enough

　　D. enough barely tall

　　45. The doctor soon had the patient walking again, ______?

　　A. had he

　　B. didn’t he

　　C. hadn’t he

　　D. did he

　　II. Cloze (20 Points)

　　Choose the most appropriate answer to complete the following passage.

　　Mrs. Wilson, the middle-aged wife of a rich businessman, invited some of her friends to lunch. She was trying a new way of 46 a fish dish, and she was very pleased with herself when the fish was ready. 47 the fish was very hot, she put it near the open window to 48 for a few minutes. 49 , five minutes later, when she 50 for it, she was 51 to find the neighbor’s cat Chester at the fish. Fortunately, she was in time to stop the cat before it was too late. That afternoon was a great 52 and everyone 53 the dish very much. They talked and laughed till four o'clock.

　　At the end of the afternoon, 54 she was alone again, Mrs. Wilson felt 55 but happy. She was sitting in a chair just near the window when, 56 the window, she was surprised to see the neighbor’s cat 57 in her garden! Why, the fish dish 58 be bad! What would happen to her friend? She 59 telephoned the family doctor for help. The doctor told her to telephone 60 of the visitors to meet him at the hospital as 61 as possible. Finally the danger was over. 62 Mrs. Wilson was alone in her chair in the living room, still tired but 63 happy. Just then the telephone rang. It was her 64 . “Oh, Millie," her neighbor cried. “Chester is dead. She was 65 by someone in a car and put in your garden...”

　　46. A. taking B. getting C. doing D. cooking

　　47. A. As B. As if C. Because of D. Though

　　48. A. warm B. wait C. cold D. cool

　　49. A. However B. Whenever C. Wherever D. Whatever

　　50. A. got up B. came back C. looked around D. went away

　　51. A. worrying B. worried C. surprising D. surprised

　　52. A. success B. exhibition C. chance D. holiday

　　53. A. tasted B. was tired of C. ate D. enjoyed

　　54. A. because B. before C. as D. when

　　55. A. tired B. thirsty C. disappointed D. excited

　　56. A. by B. at C. through D. across

　　57. A. running B. dead C. move D. eating

　　58. A. can’t B. shouldn’t C. must D. will

　　59. A. at all B. at once C. has D. had

　　60. A. none B. some C. one D. each

　　61. A. well B. near C. soon D. far

　　62. A. Once again B. Moreover C. Now and then D. Once for all

　　63. A. no longer B. not longer C. more D. no more

　　64. A. husband B. doctor C. neighbor D. friend

　　65. A. kept B. fed C. killed D. stolen

　　III. Reading Comprehension (50 Points)

　　In this section there are 5 passages, and each passage is followed by a number of comprehension questions. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions.

　　Questions 66 to 70 are based on the following passage:

　　When Tom finished his studies at the university he began to look around for a job. He did not know what he would like to do, but one of his uncles had worked for the government for thirty years and he advised Tom to try to get a job of the same kind, so he went for an examination one day. He was successful, and his first job was in a large government office in London.

　　When Tom had been working there for a few weeks, his uncle came to visit the family one Saturday evening. He was pleased that his nephew had managed to get a job working for the government, and he asked him a lot of questions about it.

　　One of the questions he asked was, "How many people work in your department, Tom?"

　　The young man thought for a few moments and then answered. "About half of them, Uncle Jim."

　　66. When he graduated from the university, Tom was not ______.

　　A. very good at science

　　B. looking for a good-paying job with excellent hours

　　C. interested in getting any information from the government

　　D. good at making decisions

　　67. What did Tom think of his uncle's advice?

　　A. He thought it was acceptable.

　　B. He did not like it.

　　C. He refused to take it.

　　D. He was unable to follow it.

　　68. Which of the following is true?

　　A. The exam tired him.

　　B. The exam made him a successful man.

　　C. He didn't want to take part in the exam.

　　D. The result was bad.

　　69. The uncle was eager to find out ______.

　　A. how the nephew was getting along with his job

　　B. what his nephew was doing

　　C. whether his nephew misunderstood him

　　D. what his nephew had misunderstood him

　　70. Tom's answer to his uncle actually means that ______.

　　A. the people working in the government office were divided into two groups and they worked in turn

　　B. many of the government workers were not working hard

　　C. the government office had more hands than needed

　　D. about half of the candidates (投考人) had been taken in by the department