II 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
21. The CCTV show Chinese Characters Dictation Competition has taken the country by storm, which is partly designed to arouse people’s ______ in the Chinese language.
 A. prejudice   B. enthusiasm      C. awareness      D. desire
22. The deal, _______ next week, will allow Charney to make a great fortune in the stock market.
 A. completed   B. being completed  
 C. to be completed   D. having been completed
23. In all his life, Dickens wrote a large number of excellent novels in the 19th century, _____ some are still popular nowadays. 
 A. whose   B. of that     C. in which  D. of which
24. Contrary to what I had expected, Mickey Stewart, ________ the German headquater, was doing his best to convince me not to leave.
 A. at the mercy of  B. in terms of 
 C. in favor of   D. on behalf of
25. But for the fact that George __________ the exam, he would have driven his car to our college yesterday.
 A. didn’t pass  B. would not pass 
 C. hadn’t passed  D. doesn’t pass 
26.________________, they couldn’t make their teacher change her mind.
 A. Whatever hard they try B. No matter how they tried hard
 C. As they tried hard D. Hard as they tried
27. —Tony, it seems that you have been very busy all the time. What do you think of your occupation now?
—Just so-so. I’ve decided to quit my job in the company next month, where I ____ for five years.
 A. work    B. had worked  C. will be working D. will have worked
28. A proposal has been put forward at a recent video conference that measures______ to raise the citizens’ awareness of traffic safety. 
 A. be taken     B. must be taken  C. should take  D. would take
29. Unfortunately, the young mother has trouble ______ a balance between work and family.
 A. being striking B. to strike C. to be stricken D. striking
30. —Don’t be a slave to work, Ralph! You must take it easy sometimes.
   —I can’t help it._________.
 A. Easier said than done  B. Nothing is easier than fault-finding
   C. Easy come, easy go  D. Better late than never
31.The message we’d like to _______ is that consumers should spend their money sensibly while shopping online.
 A. get through  B. get across
 C. get over  D. get along
32. Study shows that walking fast at your old age is a ___ that you will live a long life.
 A. sign B. mark C. symbol D. signal
33. ______is going to go climbing please gathers at the school gate at 8 on Sunday morning.
 A. Anyone  B. The one      C. Whoever       D. Who
34. Key European governments insist Iraq’s co-operation ____ good and military action______ to allow inspections to continue
 A. be, be delayed      B. is, delay       
 C. should be, be delayed    D. is , be delayed
35. How did you find your visit to the museum, John? --- ______
 A. By taking a No. 3 bus.     B. Oh, wonderful, indeed. 
 C. I went there alone.   D. A classmate of mine showed me the way.
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