17. –Do you mind if I keep pets in this building?

--________.

A. I’d rather you didn’t, actually

B. Of course not, it’s not allowed here

C. Great! I love pets.

D. No, you can’t

18. We ____ the train in Yantai and ____ in Shanghai.

A. got in, got out of B. got on, got off

C. got off, got on D. got to, got on

19. –I haven’t seen you for ages.

--Oh, I went to Beijing and _____ two months there. It ____ us 12 hours to get there by train.

A. spent, took B. spent, spend C. takes, takes D. spend, takes

20. The first textbook ________for teaching English as a foreign language came out in the 16th century.

A. having written　 B. written C. being written　　　　 D. to be written

二、完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1分，满分20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。

On a Friday 21 , a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. The music was 22 , and many people 23 and put some money into the 24 of the young man.

The next night, the young artist took out a large piece of 25 and laid it on the ground. Then he began 26 . The music sounded more pleasant. Some people gathered and they found the 27 on that paper. “Last night, a gentleman put a(n) 28 thing into my hat. Please come to get it back.” When the people saw that, they felt very curious and began to 29 what it could be. After about half an hour, a man 30 there in a hurry and said, “It can’t be true!You ...you ...”

The young violinist asked, “Did you 31 something?”

“Lottery (彩票).”the man answered 32 .

The violinist took out a lottery ticket. “Is it?” he asked. The man was too 33 to say a word ...George Sang 34 a lottery ticket a few days ago. The awards(奖)opened yesterday and he won $500,000. So lucky and excited did he feel that he 35 50 dollars and put it in the hat when hearing the music. However, the lottery ticket was also thrown into the hat without being noticed. The violinist found the lottery ticket. Thinking that the owner would 36 to look for it, he came back to where he was given the lottery ticket. ks5u

Someone asked the violinist 37 he returned the lottery ticket to the man. He said, “ 38 I don’t have much 39 , I live happily; but if I lose 40 I won’t be happy forever.”

21. A. morning B. afternoon C. noon D. night

22. A. quiet B. beautiful C. familiar D. exciting

23. A. slowed down B. speeded up C. passed by D. went away

24. A. wallet B. bag C. hat D. box

25. A. paper B. glass C. plastic D. cloth

26. A. working B. waiting C. singing D. playing

27. A. poems B. articles C. words D. texts

28. A. important B. fantastic C. dangerous D. interesting

29. A. argue B. care C. expect D. guess

30. A. came B. rushed C. walked D. left

31. A. get B. find C. forget D. lose

32. A. quickly B. anxiously C. seriously D. carefully

33. A. confused B. anxiously C. excited D. surprised

34. A. bought B. made C. found D. sold

35. A. handed out B. took out C. hunted for D. picked up

36. A. forget B. remember C. return D. picked up

37. A. where B. why C. when D. how

38. A. If B. While C. Because D. Although

39. A. money B. food C. time D. luck

40. A. friendship B. hope C. love D. honesty