A. outcome B. qualification C. conservation D. commitment

27. With the work getting along smoothly, the boss nodded his head with a _________ smile.

A. satisfying B. satisfied C. satisfaction D. satisfactory

28. It was reported that the government official expressed the deepest ________ to the families of those killed and injured in this flood.

A. comfort B. sympathy C. trouble D. inconvenience

29. The shooting death of Michael Brown， an 18-year-old black man， who was fatally shot by a police officer, has _______ a media firestorm across the US since Aug 9．

A．set up B．set out C．set aside D．set off

30. We are not ready to go into production yet. The new switch mechanism isn’t fully _____.

A .worked out B. tested out C. left out D. turned out

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

My grandfather dug water wells in Indiana and started his business during the great depression. Although nearly everyone was out of work, people still needed 31 , so he didn’t lack jobs. 32 , in those days, it was awful hard to get paid for what you did. One morning, a farmer showed up with a 33 ----a whole side of fresh beef on his shoulder. “ I 34 this ought to make us equal on that digging,” he said to my grandfather. Grandfather 35 .

It was wintertime, so the beef stayed fresh under damp cloth on the cold back porch(门廊)。Each day, Nana stepped out onto the porch, 36 prime cut of beef, and carried it into the kitchen 37 it were pure gold.

After a few days, Nana noticed the 38 had been moved, she asked grandfather if he had touched the beef. He hadn’t. “ Well, then,” she said, “Somebody’s been eating our meat. Do you always lock the back door?” My grandfather told her not to 39 . She probably had moved the cloth herself and had 40 forgotten.

This 41 for many days. Nana was 42 that someone was taking their meat, and grandfather just insisted she was 43 things. It wasn’t until much later that we learned the real story.

On the morning after grandfather set the meat out on the back porch door, he 44 some footprints near the door. He 45 followed the footprints to where they began. Soon the footprints in the snow led my grandfather to a house he instantly 46 . It was the home of a poor single mother with two young children. Grandfather 47 turned around and walked back home. He didn’t say a word about it to anyone.

From then on, Nana would carefully 48 the lock on the porch each night to make sure it was 49 . Then grandfather, after waiting for Nana to go to bed, would return to the porch and 50 the lock again. Nana never knew about the family they were helping to feed that winter.

31. A. beef B. water C. money D. food

32. A. Otherwise B. Thus C. However D. Besides

33. A. payment B. praise C. delivery D. gift

34. A. doubt B. claim C. discover D. expect