浅夏轻唱17. A charity worker phoned the richest man in the town for a survey.
18. The man had a yearly income of at least $500,000.
19. The man s mother died for lack of medicine and food.
20. The man s brother could not see and walk.
21. A traffic accident left the man s sister with a broken family.
22. The charity worker was moved by the man s story and didn t know what to say.
23. The rich man had his own way to give back to his town.
D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences (听短文，完成下列内容，每空格限填一词): (共
7分)
24. The “Walk to School Week” activity, a national and international event, began in __________.
25. The activity aims to _________ the number of cars on the road during the rush hour.
26. In its __________ year, the week had the theme “Step Forward in Time”.
27. The 2012 theme encouraged children to develop the habit of __________ travel.
28. Walking to school saves money and makes the traffic better around school __________.
29. It was hoped that the activity would make travel to and from school safer and more __________.
30. In fact, __________ of people around Northern Ireland use a car to pick up their
children after school.
Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar
（第二部分 词汇和语法）
Ⅱ. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案): (共20分)
31. Medical teams are travelling to the disaster area to care for ______ wounded.
A) a B) an C) the D) /
32. _______ at the memorial service stood silent for one minute to remember those who died in the earthquake.
A) Everyone B) Someone C) Anyone D) No one
33. International Pen Friends has over 300,000 members in different countries. Their ______ member is only eight years old.
A) young B) younger C) youngest D) the youngest
34. Motorists woke up to find that their cars were covered ______ an inch of ice.
A) in B) on C) for D) with
35. My friend took her own life. Nobody can understand why she killed ______.
A) she B) her C) hers D) herself
36. Water is so important that ______ everyday tasks can be completed without it.
A) few B) a few C) little D) a little
37. Twenty people died and over ______ were injured in the accident.
A) hundred B) hundred of C) a hundred D) hundreds of
38. All the guests seemed ______ and no one was complaining.
A) happy B) happily C) happiness D) unhappy
39. The ______ one draws, or writes, or does anything, the ______ the end result will be.
A) much … good B) more … better
C) most … best D) many … well
40. We listened eagerly and carefully, ______ he brought news of our families.
A) and B) but C) so
D) for
