18. A. kept             B. won              C. missed            D. lost

19. A. watched         B. after            C. followed          D. ran after

20. A. pass             B. go                C. run               D. rush

21. A. sure             B. indeed           C. certain             D. perhaps

22. A. Before           B. While            C. Until              D. When

23. A. so              B. very             C. too                D. quite

24. A. cause            B. reason           C. matter             D. trouble

25. A. light             B. lamp             C. sign              D. one

26. A. with             B. because          C. for                D. of

27. A. speaking         B. saying           C. talking            D. telling

28. A. holding          B. getting          C. carrying           D. bringing

29. A. took            B. brought          C. picked            D. chose

30. A. almost           B. hardly           C. successfully        D. successful

第三节 阅读理解(共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并标在答题卡的相应位置

A

Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with (满意) him.

One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future (未来). They talked for a long time.

“Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?”

“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Jack. “Where's yours?”

“I left it at home.”

Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”

The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”

31. Jack was ________ when he finished middle school

A. sixteen　B. eighteen　C. twenty　D. fifteen

32. The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.

A. he's her grandson　B. he's clever  C. he can keep quiet  D. h e gets home on time

33. From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.

A. classmate     B. colleague (同事)    C. aunt     D. wife

34. The word “stamp” in the story means ______ in Chinese.

A. 盖印        B. 跺      C. 贴邮票     D. 承认

35. Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________.

A. to wake his grandma up　B. to make his grandma angry

C. that his grandma was going to tell him the time

D. that his grandma was going to buy him a watch