i. vocabulary and structure (10 points， 1point for each)
从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。
1. ______ the SUN， the moon looks the biggest object in the sky.
a. except for b. besides c. except d. other than
2. when they join the work force， their employers and associates alike will soon realize that the behavior of these rude young people is closer to ______ of animals than civilized individuals.
a. those b. which c. what d. that
3. although there is no doubt that _____ people benefit from heart surgery， critics of our health-care systems point out that the emphasis on the surgical treatment of the disease has three clear disadvantages.
a. a great deal of b. a great amount of c. a great number of d. the number of
4. if i ______ a little earlier， i would have caught the train.
a. left b. would leave c. leave d. had left
5. _______ their common aim may seem good， people probably do not realize that dieting can do harm to their health.
a. as b. though c. if d. since
6. we should be ______ of the views of others， even if we disagree with them.
a. kind b. considerate c. tolerant d. capable
7. rude people are those whose behavior shows little respect for the rules that the majority _____.
a. have b. own c. follow d. like
8. there is great pleasure in watching wildlife in natural or near-natural environments， and tourism can _____ the income of countries.
a. add to b. take to c. keep to d. see to
9. he helped me and i hope i can do something for him ______.
a. in turn b. for return c. by turn d. in return
10. we can come to the _____ that the more we practice， the more skillful we will be.
a. tradition b. generation c. conclusion d. fact
ii. cloze test (10 points， 1 point for each)
下列短文中有十个空格，每个空格有四个选项。根据上下文要求选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。
“family” – the word had different meanings for different people， and even the dictionary gives us several definitions： “a group of people related __11__ blood or marriage，” “two adults and their children，” “all those people __12__ from a common ancestor，” “a household，” and so on. some people think of a family __13__ a mother， a father， and their children； others include grandparents， aunts， uncles， and cousins. for __14__ of us， family means the group of relatives __15 __ far away from home. for others， having a __16__ simply means having children. some families have long histories， __17__ others know very little about their ancestors. no__18__ if it is young or old， large or small， traditional or modern， every family has a sense of what a family is. it is that feeling of __19__， of love and security __20__ comes from living together， helping and sharing.
11. a. to b. for c. after d. by
12. a. derived b. separated c. distinguished d. descended
13. a. by b. as c. from d. for
14. a. some b. other c. most d. one
15. a. live b. living c. lived d. to live
16. a. parent b. relative c. family d. house
17. a. while b. why c. where d. which
18. a. problem b. thing c. matter d. question
19. a. belong b. belonging c. belonged d. having belonged
20. a. what b. this c. that d. such
