sed?

— Because large quantities of waste water ______ into the Yangtze River.

A. has been released B. is being released C. was released D. have been released

24. — I watched the film you mentioned. Isn’t it cool?

— ______. It can’t be ______.

A. Exactly; worse B. Frankly; better C. Definitely; worse D. Absolutely; better

25. — It my treat today. Is there anything particular you would like to have?

—______ you choose is fine with me.

A. Whatever B. Which C. Anything what D. No matter what

26. — Darling, hand me the new suit. My coat may be a little casual for the lecture.

— Why bother? I think you can go______ you are.

A. where B. as C. like D. that

27. ______ good service, the restaurant also offers different kinds of traditional Anhui dishes.

A. Beside B. Apart from C. In addition D. Except

28. Wherever he is, he makes ______ a rule to give his mother a call every day.

A. him B. this C. that D. it

29. Mr. Zhang once taught in a remote village in Anhui province as a volunteer, which was ______ only on foot.

A. acceptable B. accessible C. available D. appropriate

30. — The deadline is drawing, but I failed to challenge the task a third time.

— ______ my brother have a try?

A. Will B. May C. Shall D. Must

31 With the word "PM2.5"______ heard and seen in our life, people become more and more concerned about air pollution.

A. constantly B. occasionally C. consequently D. contemporarily

32. The manager asked me to______ the report, because he didn't want to speak for a long time at the meeting.

A. cut out B. cut away C. cut off D. cut down.

33. Never before______ such a wonderful park, ______ I'd like to pay a visit again.

A. had I seen; where B. have I seen; which C. have I seen; where D. had I seen; which

34. — Tom, could you give me a hand in the following exam?

— ______ . Mom won’t allow me to do such crazy things.

A. No problem B. It's a pleasure C. Forget it D. My pleasure

35. Experts insist that packets of cigarettes come with a health warning ______ to them.

A. be attached B. attach C. attached D. attaching

第二节：完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Joshua, my son, is fifteen years old. He was born with Down Syndrome (唐氏综合症). In the last fifteen years. I have experienced many difficult and 36 stories. However, right now I want to just stick to the topic of 37 . When Joshua was born, the 38 us not to “waste our time, energy or money". They claimed that our son would never accomplish anything. They told us he would never walk, talk or learn to use the toilet. 39 , we were not about to accept the words. However, we weren’t really sure what to expect.

Therefore, we expected him to develop at his own pace, with a lot of help and encouragement, but only to develop little. We decided that 40 we saw progress we could never give up. Very early on, we knew in our hearts that we had to have high expectations, but hew high? We could not set goals for him that he could not ever possibly reach. 41 , if we did not have high hopes, the chances would be very slim for him to work to his potential.

When Joshua was four and a half years old, his younger sister, CJ, was three and attended the same preschool in a younger class. The school 42 an art contest and all the children in it presented pictures. The pictures were hung on the wall and the president of the local church, who was not personally 43 with the children, was appointed to be the 44 .

On the day of the contest, I made my 45 through the crowded parents to see Cf’s picture, 46 it was likely to be hung there, bu