Ⅱ. 单项选择(每小题1分，共15分)

请你从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

16. I got _______ money than the others did. They had $20, but I only had $5.

A. fewer                    B. more

C. less                           D. little

17. My cup is empty. Please _______ it _______ tea.

A. fill; of                         B. fill; with

C. fill; in                            D. fill; to

18. —It’s getting cold. Would you mind _______ the window?

—Of course not.

A. closing                                 B. to close

C. closed                                  D. close

19. Swimming is my greatest _______. I like it so much.

A. sadness                             B. pleasure

C. humour                                 D. action

20. At times, parents find that it’s difficult _______ with their teenage children.

A. talk                                B. talked

C. talking                            D. to talk

21. —Is that all?

—Yes. That’s all _______ I want to take.

A. which                  B. that

C. who                  D. whose

22. Today there are three new students in our class, but I know _______ of them.

A. all   B. none

C. neither  D. both

23. Jane is always _______, so all the guests like her very much.

A. careless                              B. ashamed

C. polite                                  D. embarrassed

24. It seems _______ most of the students would like to go to college after high school.

A. what             B. if

C. whether            D. that

25. There are some suggestions for you to avoid _______ a cold.

A. get                                    B. got

C. getting                                 D. to get

26. He can hardly stay awake because he is so tired, _______?

A. does he                              B. isn’t he

C. can’t he                                D. can he

27. —Have you ever heard of Lang Lang?

—Sure. He is one of _______ pianists _______ I have ever seen.

A. good; that  B. much better; who

C. the best; which  D. the best; that

28. _______ Lily _______ Lucy may go with you because one of them must stay at home.

A. Not only; but also   B. Neither; nor

C. Both; and  D. Either; or

29. — Listen, the music _______ sweet.

— It’s Yesterday Once More, my favorite.

A. sounds                                  B. smells

C. feels                                D. tastes

30. —I just heard that the tickets for tonight’s show had been sold out.

—Oh, no! _______.

A. I was looking forward to that B. It doesn’t matter

C. I knew it already  D. It’s not interesting at all

Ⅲ. 语法填空(每空一分，共10分)

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的

词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

Many American presidents were born in poor families. They (31) __________ (spend) their childhood in wooden(木制的) rooms. They got little (32) __________ (educate). Washington and Lincoln, for example, never went to school. They taught (33) __________(them). Lincoln once did jobs as a worker, a shopkeeper (34) __________ a post officer in his early (35) __________ (year). Besides, a number of US presidents had experiences in the army, such as Grant and Eisenhower. Grant was (36) __________ general (将军). It (37) __________ (happen) that they came from (38) __________ same school—West Point Military Academy (西点军校).  However, these (39) __________ (difficulty) experiences had great influence (40)__________ their life and helped them succeed.