25. Who knows the _____ of the text? Raise your hands!

A. gift B.state C.title D.medal

26. The old man _____ in the countryside, so he_____ in our village now.

A. used to live; used to living

B. is used to living ; used to live

C. used to live; is used to living

D. is used to living; used to living

27. It was so cold last night that they had to have the fire____ all night long.

A. burn B.burnt C. burned D. burning

28. The castle I visited last week in England _____ 1,000 years ago. It deeply impressed me.

A. dates back to B. dated back to

C. is dated back to D. was dated back to

29. Is this the key university______ you wish to visit?

A.what B. where　　C. which D.when

30. —Could you do me a favor to pass this letter to Alice?

—______.

A. Good. B. With pleasure. C. My pleasure. D. Go ahead.

三. 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31~50 各题所给的选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money left. When she heard her daddy say to her 31 mother with whispered desperation(绝望),“ 32 a miracle(奇迹)can save him now”, the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank. She 33 all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she 34 her way six blocks to the local drugstore(药店).

“And what do you want?” asked the chemist.

“It’s 35 my little brother,” the girl answered back. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a 36 . His name is Andrew and he has something 37 growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him.”

“We don’t 38 miracles here, child. I’m sorry,” the chemist said, smiling 39 at the little girl.

In the shop was a 40 customer. He stooped (弯腰) down and asked the little girl, “What kind of miracle does your brother 41 ?”