2. He managed to get a beautiful apartment in the _________city center. A. prosperous B. prosper C. prosperity D. prosperously
3. Fall leaves make the Japanese mad, just like the cherry ______in the spring. A. boom B. bloom C. blossom D. broom
4. A _________visitor had again put three roses on the tomb of Edgar Ellen Poe, this time on his 200th birthday.
A. myth B. mysteriously C. mystery D. mysterious
5. As a thick fog settled _________the ground, it became too dark to play outside. A. on B. down C. with D. for
6. The war went on and more villages _______________.
A. deserted B. are deserted C. were disserted D. were deserted 7. Don’t get scared. A __________dog does not bite. A. bark B. barking C. barked D. barks
8. Our hen is still brooding and no chicken has been _______. A. produced B. created C. invented D. hatched
9. Both sides should _______down arms before peace talks begin. A. lie B. lay C. lain D. lying
10. In summer, all sorts of flowers ___________. A. come in bloom B. come into being C. come into existence D. come into blossom
11. I don’t think that he is _____ of learning English in three months. A. capable B. able C. talented D. efficient 12. This company has lived through a financial _____. A. difficult B. danger C. crisis D. prosperity 13. Who would you rather _____ with, George or me? A. going B. to go C. have gone D. went 14. Not until the game had begun ______ at the sports ground. A. had he arrived B. would he have arrived C. did he arrive D. should he have arrived 15. ______ she realized it was too late to go home. A. No sooner it grew dark than B. Hardly did it grow dark that C. Scarcely had it grown dark than D. It was not until dark that 16. I felt disgusted and wondered how I could ever have been so _____. A. unaware B. unimpressive C. gross D. inclined 17. You have to be _____ to be able to do this hard job and not despair. A. pessimistic B. pessimist C. optimist D. optimistic 18. Her speech failed to _____ her colleagues into supporting the plan. A. discourage B. adjust C. tease D. sway 19. I very much look forward to ______ you again soon. A. see B. have seen C. seeing D. having seen 20. After Wenchuan earthquake, this area needs a ______. A. recovery B. reconstruction C. review D. remark 21. We helped him in the farming, ______, he taught our children. A. in return B. in advance C. in debt D. in vain
22. In order to get the heritage, the whole family members _____ the worst in them. A. brought out B. turned out C. gave out D. took out
23. These young men are not only the pride of the school but also the _____ of the state in the time coming. A. pillar B. pole C. column D. pet
24. A bicycle and a motorcycle are built on the same _____, though they use different types of power. A. process B. principal C. principle D. rule
25. The lane_____________ with residents who came to witness the wedding ceremony.
A. was lined with B. was occupied C. was scattered D. was spared
Part II. Translation
1. _______________________(每天许多游客前来)to search for ancient coins. (Scores of visitors come here)
2. ________________________(天气暖和的时候，成群的鸟飞到灌木丛中)by the roadside and fed on the berries. (On warm days flocks of birds came to the bushes)
3. ___________________________(街道两边站满了人)who came to welcome the distinguished foreign guests. (The street was lined with people)
4. Wrapped in a raincoat and wearing a pair of sun glasses, _______________________.(影星走过去竟没人注意到。)(the famous movie star passed the crowd unnoticed.)
5. The unexpected appearance of the boss _________________.(突然使办公室里活跃的谈话停了下来。)(silenced all lively conversation in the office. )
6. The disease spread fast and ______________________.(许多人都被
传染了。)(many people were stricken with it.)
7. The shops were all closed and __________________.(小镇似乎人去楼空。)（the town looked deserted. ）
8. Generally speaking, ___________________.三四月份樱花会全部盛开。（cherry will come into full bloom in March and April.）