第一节    单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

1．I am sure that you can pass the difficult but important exam, because you study very hard; _____ you’re so clever．

       A．or rather                                  B．in general     

       C．on the other hand                        D．in turn

2．A very little boy lifted quite a heavy stone at the first attempt, ______ was really much more than I could imagine．

       A．which              B．that               C．as                    D．what

3．----There is so much noise here day and night that I can hardly stand it any more．

  ----Will you consider ______ away?

       A．move             B．moved           C．to move       D．moving

4．As a middle school teacher, I think that I should really try to ______ all of my students from any possible danger．

       A．prevent                                       B．protect          C．forbid           D．hold

5．----All of us study five other subjects_______ English．

   ---- It is no wonder that you live such a hard life now．

       A．as well as                                      B．but                C．except           D．without

6．I’m sure whenever you pay a visit to the West Lake, you can’t help being______ by its beauty．

       A．hit                 B．knocked        C．struck           D．beat

7．Born in a very poor family, these students once______ all kinds of hardships in their childhood．

       A．went through                               B．lived through 

       C．got through                                D．pulled through

8．I’m very sorry that I can’t think out a situation for you ______this word can be correctly used．

       A．which           B．that               C．where          D．there

9．----Do you know how many people attended the lecture last night?

  ----It was said that there were 800 people_____．

       A．in all                B．above all         C．at all                 D．after all

10．Drivers who use mobile phones on ______road are more likely to have______ accidents, a science report said recently．

       A．the; /                B．a; the            C．the; the       D．/; the

11．Mr．Clement from our factory always______ his wealth _____hard work and good luck．

       A．owns; to           B．owes; for      C．owes; to          D．owns; for

12．----Did Jack come back early last night?

   ----Yes．It was not yet eight o’clock______ he arrived home．

       A．before          B．when            C．that              D．until

13．The reason______ Mr．Smith didn’t join us yesterday was______ he met with the traffic jam．

       A．that; why        B．why; that         C．that; because  D．why; because

14．It seems as if the golden sun ______ by the broad sea and ocean．

       A．is risen           B．were risen     C．is raised          D．were raised