25. -What does Yu Gong Moves a Mountain tell us?

-It tells us we will never give up _________ there are difficulties in front of us.

A. but    B. even though  C. however   D. unless

26. -Let’s go to the Children’s Home.

-Wait a minute. I think we should _____________ the old toys and books one more time.

A. run out   B. check out   C. think out   D. come out

27. -What do you often do on weekends?

-Our family like to drive _______________ to enjoy ourselves.

A. somewhere peaceful      B. to somewhere peaceful

C. peaceful somewhere      D. to peaceful somewhere

28. -I called you at 9 o’clock yesterday evening, but you didn’t answer.

-Let me see. I __ __________ a shower at that time.

A. have taken   B. will take   C. was taking   D. take

29. Many students are so interested in comic books that they can’t ______________.

A. put it down   B. put down it   C. put them down  D. put down them

30. Among these science fictions, Thomas likes Journey to the Center of the Earth _________.

A. good    B. better    C. best    D. well

31. -Could you help me? I will make a duty report in my English class tomorrow.

-We have so many things __________, for example, your favorite singer.

A. to talk    B. to talk about  C. to talk with   D. to talk to

32. —I can’t stand people killing so many endangered animals for money.

—_____________ I think we should protect them instead.

A. So can I.    B. Neither I can.  C. So I can.    D. Neither can I.

33. There ____________ a lot more places to enjoy different performances in Chongqing recently.

A. was    B. will be    C. have been   D. has been

34. -What’s in this big box ?

-I’m sure you will fall in  love with the gift in the box as soon as you ________ it.

A. see    B. will see   C. saw    D. sees

35. -Have you seen the Smiths?

-No. The Smith family ______________ Brazil to watch the World Cup.

A. have been to   B. have gone to   C. has been to   D. has gone to

36. -Are you free after lunch?

-Yes. I have _____________ to do.

A. nothing else   B. nothing others  C. no else things  D. no another things

37. The news says that __________ middle school students in China choose to __________ every year.

A. millions of; study in abroad        B. millions of; study abroad

C. million of; study in abroad     D. million of; study abroad

38.  -You still got _________ in the face of big challenges. How brave you are!

-Every time I want to stop, my parents and teachers always encourage me _______ on.

A. success; moving  B. succeed; to move C. success; to move  D. succeed; moving

39. -Two of my classmates cheated in the English exam.

-______________________ They should learn a lesson from it.

A. Not yet.        B. I’m afraid not.

C. What a shame!       D. Nothing much.

40. -He looks very worried.

-I wonder ______________________.

A. why does he look so      B. whether he has met difficulties

C. that he isn’t in trouble      D. when did it happen

Ⅲ. 完形填空。(每小题1分，共10分)

根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

Once upon a time, a good-looking hawk(鹰) lived in a tree alone. He felt lonely because he had    41   friends.

One day, he saw a beautiful she-hawk and wanted to    42    her. But the she-hawk refused, because he had no friends. “Will you be with me if I make three friends?” he asked. She answered yes.

The hawk flew to    43    friends. Along the way, he met some animals,   44    a huge bear, a fox and a tiger. He asked them if they could make friends with him. They said, “Of course. Call us when you are     45    need and we shall come to your side.”

The hawk was very happy. He flew back and became the she-hawk’s   46   . Some months later after their marriage, they got tw o baby hawks and had a happy life.

One day, two hungry hunters (猎人) came and sat under that tree. They had   47    to eat. Suddenly, they heard the baby hawks    48   . And then they decided to catch them and eat them.

The parent hawks became worried. So they had to turn to their friends and told them    49   . With their help, the two hunters ran away, and the babies became safe.

The hawk thanked his three friends. He found that the she-hawk was very    50   in advising him to make friends before marriage.