the coming holiday.

A. shame

B. shelter

C. shadow

D. shade

12. She knew that their relationship was coming to an end, for he sounded very cold and

___________ every time she phoned him.

A. natural

B. distant

C. hopeful

D. blank

13. John had planned to make a compromise, but ___________ he changed his mind at the last minute.

A. anyhow

B. otherwise

C. therefore

D. somehow

14. To succeed in life, one first needs to set a goal and then gradually make ____________ more practical.

A. it

B. one

C. this

D. those

15. Body language is particularly important when we attempt to communicate ___________ culture.

A. across

B. over

C. beneath

D. through

16. I have to throw away my white shirt __________ my daughter has drawn several imaginative pictures with her favorite pen.

A. where

B. which

C. that

D. what

17. Deeply impressed by her motherly care, the boy learned to accept his step-mother

___________.

A. in time

B. by chance

C. in relief

D. by turns

18. _________ fighting world hunger continues to be the matter of vital importance, more people now die from being overweight than from being underweight.

A. While

B. If

C. Unless

D. Once

19. The young writer, ________ several attempts to get his works recognized, was granted a big international prize eventually.

A. to make

B. making

C. made

D. having made

20. --- I thought it would be fun if we all went to see that new movie downtown.

--- ___________. I‘ve heard that it‘s very boring.

A. By all means

B. Take it easy

C. Good idea

D. Count me out

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

Playing organized sports is such a common experience in the United States that many children and teenagers took them for granted. This is especially true among children from wealthy families and communities. They have the resources needed to organize and 21 sports programs to make sure that there is easy 22 to participation opportunities. Children from 23 families and communities, however, are less likely to take organized youth sports for granted. They often 24 the resources needed to pay for participation fees, 25 , and transportation to practices and games. 26 , their communities do not have enough resources to build and 27 sports fields and facilities (设施). Organized youth sports 28 appeared during the early 20th century in the United States and other developed nations. They were originally developed 29 some educators and developmental experts 30 that the behavior and character of children were 31 influenced by their social 32 and everyday experiences. This 33 many people to believe that if you could organize the experiences of children in 34 ways, you could influence the kinds of adults that those children would become.

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