27. Lizzie was______ to see her friend off at the airport.

A. a little more sad than B. more than a little sad

C. sad more than a little D. a little more than sad

28. A cleaner was struck and killed by lightning when working on the tarmac (停机坪) at the Beijing airport at 8 a.m. August 11, 2013. Police said when they found the body he _______ a mobile phone.

A. was still being held B. was still holding C. held D. had been holding

29.Traditionally, college students hold a graduation ceremony to encourage themselves before they ______ on their life journey.

A. get through B. give up C. set off D. settle down

30. A cancer-stricken British teenager said on Thursday she ______ by messages of support from around the world after writing an online “Bucket List” of things she wanted to do before dying.

A. had been moved B. has been moved C. is being moved D. would be moved

31. Drink driving should be treated as a crime ________ whether the driver causes a crash.

A. according to B. regardless of C. in addition to D. in terms of

32. Every evening after dinner, if not ______ from work, I will spend some time walking my dog.

A. being tired B. tiring C. tired D. to be tired

33. -- Do you think it's a good idea to make friends with your students?

-- ______, I do. I think it's a great idea.

A. Really B. Obviously C. Actually D. Generally

34. It_____ have been Tom that parked the car here, as he is the only one with a car.

A. may B. must C. can D. should

35. -- I didn't realize how popular the restaurant was until I made a reservation the other day.

-- I beg your pardon, but when __________?

A. was you realized it B. it was that you realized it

C. you realized it D. was it that you realized it

第二节 完形填空(共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

My father left for our native place on Thursday. In fact, he had never traveled by __36__ before, so I just took this opportunity to let him __37__ his first flight. __38__ being asked to book a ticket by train, I got him a ticket on Jet Airways. The moment I handed over the ticket to him, he was surprised. The __39__ was very apparent on his face as we waited for the time of the __40__. Just like a schoolboy, he was __41__ himself on that day, using the trolley (手推车) for his luggage and asking for a window seat. He was __42__ enjoying himself and I, too, watching him experience all these things with __43__. As he was about to go in for the security check-in, he walked up to me with tears in his eyes and __44__ me. He became very __45__ for what I had done meant a great deal to him. I told him there was no need to thank me.

Later, I __46__ my life. As a child, how many dreams had our parents made come true? Without __47__ the financial situation, we asked for dresses, toys, outings, etc. They tried to __48__ all our needs. Did we ever say thanks for all they had done for us? Today __49__ it comes to our children, we always think we should give them the best. But we tend to __50__ that our parents have sacrificed a lot to see us happy, so it is our __51__ to make sure their dreams are realized.

Old age is like a second childhood and just as we take care of our children, the same __52__ needs to be given to our parents. I want to say sorry for making my father __53__ so long for this small dream to be realized.

Just the fact that they are old does not mean that they will have to __54__ everything and keep sacrificing. They have __55__, too.

Take care of your parents. They are precious.