He got to the station early, ____ missing his train.

A. in case of         B. instead of                  C. for fear of                D. in search of

         Scientists are confident that they can make lasers which can ____ missiles.

A. knock down B. knock out                  C. knock into                 D. knock off

         It’s interesting to contrast the British legal system ____ the American one.

A. with               B. to                   C. by                         D. from

Don’t be worried about the small fire in that field. It won’t be long before it ____.

A. burns up           B. burns down             C. burns out                  D. burns away

III. 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

One student took a box of chicken to class，another carried on a cell phone   36   and still another whistled loudly every time the    37   turned his back.

       Reform school? No. College.

       More and more, professors say, they are coming across   38    students in their classrooms. Many of today’s young scholars (学者) arrive late, leave  39  , talk loud or take care of personal   40   such as paying bills during class.

Why are the students behaving badly?

“Because they can,” said a student of University of North Texas. “A lot of the time, the professors let them get   41   with it.”

    Some educators say it is time to bring politeness back to their classrooms—and even   42  taking some of the blame for bad behavior. They say that rude students are by no means the majority but that one of them can ruin an entire   43  .

People are   44   when they learn that impolite behavior is becoming more and more common in   45   education, says Dr Gerald Amanda, a counselor at City College of San Francisco. They   46   some high school students to misbehave but think those who get to   47   will behave more politely.

Dr Amanda believes that society in   48   has become more tolerant (容忍的) of rude behavior and   49  people in power, including professors, no longer   50   standards for   51  . That leads to a growing imprudence (轻率行为)   52   some college students. “There’s a great   53   of bad behavior in the world around them, and young people see it and   54   disrespect,” said Dr Amanda,   55   that sometimes students “have no idea that they are being rude.”

36．A. line                          B. conversation                C. message                         D.picture

37．A. professor                      B. student                        C. president              D. classmate

38．A. hardworking                 B. cheating                        C. rude                        D. selfish

39．A. late                        B. early                              C. noisily                     D. quietly

40．A. feeling                            B. interest                        C. computer              D. business

41．A. away                             B. down                              C. along                      D. back

42．A. enjoy                             B. hate                              C. start                       D. avoid

43．A. school                           B. company                       C. society                            D. class

44．A. delighted                       B. surprised                       C.interested                 D.encouraged

45．A. better                            B. more                             C. higher                            D. younger

46．A. expect                            B. hope                            C. forbid                             D. wish

47．A. work                      B. college                           C. 1earning                         D. knowledge

48．A. all                           B. time                             C. charge                             D. general

49．A. why                         B. how                              C. whether                        D. that

50．A. change                           B. break                              C. set                          D. reach

51．A. teaching                        B. politeness                  C. thinking                    D. progress

52．A. about                             B. for                                C. behind                             D. among

53．A. deal                       B. number                        C. many                      D. sum

54．A. prepare                         B. grow                               C. develop                  D. improve

55．A. speaking                        B. adding                          C. warning                 D. wishing

. ----- I don’t have any change with me. Will you pay the fare for me?  ------ __________.

   A. That’s all right                    B. I don’t believe you    

C. How dare you say that              D. Sorry, but that’s no excuse

There is a notice board at the gate of the construction, _______ reads: Keep out without permission.

   A. which              B. on which            C. where          D. in which

 Completing all the homework by the dinner, John felt very tired. He __________all day long.

   A. was studying        B. studies          C. has studied     D. had been studying

 Though working outside, he is always ________ about his aging mother at home.

   A. satisfied            B. concerned           C. particular        D. excited

 -------The weather is terrible now; our earth is badly damaged!

-------Yes. It’s urgent that everyone _________ spare no effort to do something to save our world .

A. must              B. would              C. should          D. shall