46.A.plan B.expect

C.manage D.wait

解析：选D。can’t wait to do something意为“急切想做某事”。此句与上句中的“at last”相联系。

47.A.heart B.feet

C.legs D.thoughts

解析：选D。can’t wait to do something意为“急切想做某事”。此句与上句中的“at last”相联系。

48.A.kindly B.calmly

C.happily D.loudly

解析：选B。根据上句可知作者尽力使自己平静下来。

49.A.book B.bag

C.envelope D.dictionary

解析：选C。根据下文“I opened it”以及下边内容可知，Ms Strom递给作者的是一个信封。

50.A.advantage B.ability

C.character D.difference

解析：选C。character意为“(人的)品质”。用在这里符合题意。

51.A.called B.shown

C.put D.taken

解析：选D。动词take可表示“需要”。又如：Such a long wait takes patience.

52.A.enough B.much

C.well D.most

解析：选A。此处enough为程度副词，修饰动词appreciate(感谢)，后搭配不定式作结果状语。注意enough修饰appreciate，thank一类动词的用法。又如：I can’t thank you enough.

53.A.do B.forget

C.face D.refuse

解析：选B。永远也不会忘记这一点。

54.A.choices B.friendship

C.changes D.advance

解析：选A。此句是对全文内容的概括。作者在签名还是不签名之间作出了选择，这种选择是维护而不是打击一个人。

55.A.well B.forward

C.straight D.up

解析：选D。此处up与后面的down对应。

第三部分　阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

Starting a business is never easy.But an organization like TechnoServe can make it easy.A businessman in the American state of Connecticut，Ed Bullard，launched this non­profit group forty years ago.The name comes from the idea of technology in the service of mankind.

TechnoServe looks for business solutions to rural poverty.As it says on its website，“social change has a business plan.”The group has helped create or improve more than two thousand businesses in about thirty countries.

Luba Vangelova works for TechnoServe in Washington D.C.She tells us the group has an estimated budget this year of about forty­five million dollars.She says much of that will support business training and development programs in Latin America，Africa，Asia and Eastern Europe.

In parts of Central America，for example，TechnoServe is helping coffee producers become competitive in new and growing markets.In rural India the group is assisting farmers with crop production.And in Mozambique，TechnoServe is helping develop the travel and tourism industry.

One way it identifies promising enterprisers is through a business plan competition called Believe Begin Become.This is a program that provides technical training and expert advice.

Winners receive money to bring their business plans to reality.TechnoServe has held nine national competitions in Central America since 2002.Five competitions have been held in Africa，including one in Tanzania last year.

SPEAKER：“B.B.B.has been a breakthrough for me.Finally I am going to own my own business.And I am going to employ people.”

A TechnoServe channel on YouTube describes Believe Begin Become and some of the winning business plans.Luba Vangelova says TechnoServe also supports programs for teenagers and young adults.

Charity Navigator，an independent group that rates (估价) American charities，has given TechnoServe its highest rating.