A. making

B. to make

C. made

D. being made

5. It was really annoying; I _____ get access to the data bank you had recommended.

A. wouldn’t

B. couldn’t

C. shouldn’t

D. needn’t

6. ---I’m thinking of going back to school to get another degree.

---Sounds great!_____.

A. It all depends

B. Go for it

C. Never mind

D. No wonder

7. ______ the average age of the population increases, there are more and more old people to care for.

A. Unless

B. Until

C. As

D. While

8. Mary was silent during the early part of the discussion but finally she ____ her opinion on the subject.

A. gave voice to

B. kept an eye on

C. turned a deaf ear of

D. set foot on

9. We will put off the picnic in the park until next week, ____ the weather may be better.

A. that

B. where

C. which

D. when

10. The weather forecast says it will be cloudy with a slight _____ of rain later tonight.

A. effect

B. sense

C. change

D. chance

11. The manager put forward a suggestion ____ we should have an assistant. There is too much work to do.

A. whether

B. that

C. which

D. what

12. I’m going to _____ advantage of this tour to explore the history of the castle.

A. put

B. make

C. take

D. give

13. You are waiting at a wrong place. It is at the hotel ____ the coach picks up tourists.

A. who

B. which

C. where

D. that

14. I hate it when she calls me at work—I’m always too busy to _____ a conversation with her.

A. carry on

B. break into

C. turn down

D. cut off

15. I was wearing a seatbelt. If I hadn’t been wearing one, I ____.

A. were injured

B. would be injured

C. had been injured

D. would have been injured

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）