语言知识运用(共25分)
VI、选择填空。(每小题1分，共15分)
（  ）31. ____________! I guess she hasn’t cleaned her room for a long time.
               A. What a pity          B. What a mess        C. What a good girl
（  ）32. They had to stay in the classroom after class_______ the bad weather yesterday.
               A. thanks to         B. thanks for        C. because
（  ）33.  ─ Have you ever __________ my stamps?
          ─ Yes, I __________ them on your desk yesterday.
  A. saw; saw  B. seen; saw  C. saw; seen  
（  ）34. .—They have been to Australia.　　—So _____ I.
A.do   B.have been   C.have
（  ）35. 3. She stayed up so late that she ______keeps her eyes open.
              A. hardly              B. finally             C. rapidly
（  ）36. In China, about ______ of people live and work in cities now.
  A. three fifths  B. third fifth  C. third fifths 
（  ）37. Stopping smoking can_______ the risk of heart diseases.
         A. cause            B. reduce          C. protect
（  ）38. Trees can stop the sand _____ towards the rich farmland in the south.
  A. move  B. from moving  C. to move 
（  ）39. Don’t give up ,_____ you will never succeed.
  A. and    B. but    C. or  
（  ）40. There are five people in the room, but I know _____.
  A. both of them  B. all of them  C. none of them  
（  ）41. —How long have you lived in this town? 　　—_____ 2001.
  A. To      B. In    C. Since    
（  ）42. What can we students do _____ the environment?
  A. protecting B. protected  C. to protect  
（  ）43. The weather in summer here is cooler than ______ in Beijing.
  A. this        B. the one       C. that
（  ）44. It’s a good song, _____ the lyrics（歌词）are not good enough.
  A. which   B. so   C　though
（  ）45. She finished the work ____ as soon as possible. She’s very happy now.
  A. succeed  B. successful  C successfully

VII、完形填空。(每小题1分，共10分)
  阅读下面短文，然后从各题所给的三个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Before we went to the old people’s home, I just thought we should bring happiness to the old people there. But after the activity, I found that they also brought___46___ to us.
We went there on March 5th. First we danced and sang some songs for the old people. ___47___ we had a nice chat together.
A 93-year-old grandpa shared with us his secret to___48___ life: having a good attitude (态度) and exercising regularly. “Remember, no matter what happens, try to___49___ at life.”
When we talked about how powerful the US is, an old woman___50___ with us. But she added that China is developing__51___. “More and more tall buildings have appeared, and we have succeeded ___52___sending many spaceships into space. It’s not easy for China to come this far,” she said, “but our country___53___ to be stronger. I hope you can study hard because the___54___ depends on you.” Her words made us feel that we had a great responsibility (责任).
We all enjoyed ___55___ on that day. This activity was meaningful for us. We will visit the old people more often from now on. 
46. A. sadness         B. illness            C. happiness
47. A. Then           B. Now            C. Soon
48. A. short           B. long             C. poor
49. A. smile           B. point          C. shout
50. A. lived            B. agreed       C. played
51. A. rapidly      B. slowly       C. suddenly
52. A. to            B. in               C. by
53. A. needs          B. belongs          C. gets
54. A. past            B. time             C. future
55. A. yourselves       B. themselves     C. ourselves