16. As an experienced driver, he often warns beginners not to ______ any risk.
A. receive B. take
C. accept D. try
17. The Chinese handicrafts he brought home are popular ______ his American friends.
A. with B. within
C. in D. to
18. The title of the 35th Nurse of the Year was granted to Miss Helen Taylor, who had devoted herself ______ nursing for forty years.
A. in B. into
C. to D. onto
19. He is ______ of an expert on international law.
A. something B. anything
C. everything D. nothing
20. China attaches great importance ______ the relationships with her neighbouring countries.
A. onto B. in
C. to D. into
21. He tried to appear calm, but his trembling voice gave him ______.
A. up B. away
C. in D. off
22. Many people have exaggerated ______ computers are capable of.
A. that B. which
C. what D. how
23.He was accused ______ drunken driving and was facing up to six months in prison.
A. with B. against
C. of D. by
24. The kindhearted couple decide to ______ the child whose parents had been killed in an accident.
A. adopt B. adapt
C. adjust D. admit
25. I wouldn’t study abroad. For one thing, I can’t afford the expenses; ______ I don’t think I can get used to life there.
A. for other B. for the other
C. for others D. for another
II. 完形填空。從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇一個正確答案，并在答題紙上將所選答案的字母涂黑。（本大題共15小題，每小題1分，共15分）
Fill in each blank in the passage with the most likely answer. (15 points)
Most living things undergo two types of biological change during their lifetime. One is
26 , an increase in the size or efficiency of an organism. The other is aging, which involves a 27 in size or efficiency.
Sings of aging 28 in most people between the age of 30 and 40. Heredity (遺傳) determines most of the ways a person changes while aging, but environment also 29 a role. All the senses decline with age. For example, the eyes cannot adapt 30 darkness, and they require brighter light for reading. In women especially, bones lose calcium(鈣) and become more likely to 31 .
Many people believe that with advancing age, an individual loses the 32 to learn, remember, and make decisions. But 33 disease or injury damages the brain, a healthy elderly person 34 remains physically and mentally active probably suffers 35 serious decline in mental capacity.
No one fully understands the aging process. Some scientists 36 that human aging will ever be controlled. Others believe that aging can be conquered. They note that several species of fish continue to grow until death 37 any signs of aging. Normal human cells can be kept 38 in a laboratory for only a limited time. However, abnormal(非正常的) cells, such as various cancer cells, can live for a long time. If scientists can determine how 39 cells survive, they may gain an insight 40 the process of cell aging.
26. A. development B. growth C. progress D. improvement
27. A. loss B. failure C. reduction D. cut
28. A. appear B. show C. open D. happen
29. A. takes B. makes C. does D. plays
30. A. at B. to C. in D. with
31. A. split B. crash C. break D. bend
32. A. responsibility B. ability C. necessity D. possibility
33. A. unless B. if C. besides D. except
34. A. who B. what C. whom D. which
35. A. neither B. nor C. none D. no
36. A. suspect B. distrust C. doubt D. misunderstand
37. A. as B. despite C. with D. without
38. A. alive B. lively C. live D. living
39. A. so B. such C. much D. many
40. A. through B. towards C. into D. in
A. receive B. take
C. accept D. try
17. The Chinese handicrafts he brought home are popular ______ his American friends.
A. with B. within
C. in D. to
18. The title of the 35th Nurse of the Year was granted to Miss Helen Taylor, who had devoted herself ______ nursing for forty years.
A. in B. into
C. to D. onto
19. He is ______ of an expert on international law.
A. something B. anything
C. everything D. nothing
20. China attaches great importance ______ the relationships with her neighbouring countries.
A. onto B. in
C. to D. into
21. He tried to appear calm, but his trembling voice gave him ______.
A. up B. away
C. in D. off
22. Many people have exaggerated ______ computers are capable of.
A. that B. which
C. what D. how
23.He was accused ______ drunken driving and was facing up to six months in prison.
A. with B. against
C. of D. by
24. The kindhearted couple decide to ______ the child whose parents had been killed in an accident.
A. adopt B. adapt
C. adjust D. admit
25. I wouldn’t study abroad. For one thing, I can’t afford the expenses; ______ I don’t think I can get used to life there.
A. for other B. for the other
C. for others D. for another
II. 完形填空。從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇一個正確答案，并在答題紙上將所選答案的字母涂黑。（本大題共15小題，每小題1分，共15分）
Fill in each blank in the passage with the most likely answer. (15 points)
Most living things undergo two types of biological change during their lifetime. One is
26 , an increase in the size or efficiency of an organism. The other is aging, which involves a 27 in size or efficiency.
Sings of aging 28 in most people between the age of 30 and 40. Heredity (遺傳) determines most of the ways a person changes while aging, but environment also 29 a role. All the senses decline with age. For example, the eyes cannot adapt 30 darkness, and they require brighter light for reading. In women especially, bones lose calcium(鈣) and become more likely to 31 .
Many people believe that with advancing age, an individual loses the 32 to learn, remember, and make decisions. But 33 disease or injury damages the brain, a healthy elderly person 34 remains physically and mentally active probably suffers 35 serious decline in mental capacity.
No one fully understands the aging process. Some scientists 36 that human aging will ever be controlled. Others believe that aging can be conquered. They note that several species of fish continue to grow until death 37 any signs of aging. Normal human cells can be kept 38 in a laboratory for only a limited time. However, abnormal(非正常的) cells, such as various cancer cells, can live for a long time. If scientists can determine how 39 cells survive, they may gain an insight 40 the process of cell aging.
26. A. development B. growth C. progress D. improvement
27. A. loss B. failure C. reduction D. cut
28. A. appear B. show C. open D. happen
29. A. takes B. makes C. does D. plays
30. A. at B. to C. in D. with
31. A. split B. crash C. break D. bend
32. A. responsibility B. ability C. necessity D. possibility
33. A. unless B. if C. besides D. except
34. A. who B. what C. whom D. which
35. A. neither B. nor C. none D. no
36. A. suspect B. distrust C. doubt D. misunderstand
37. A. as B. despite C. with D. without
38. A. alive B. lively C. live D. living
39. A. so B. such C. much D. many
40. A. through B. towards C. into D. in