28. Many factories have been quick to adapt AI-assisted robots for survival________ rising labor shortages and costs.

　A. in preference to B. in response to C. in regard to D. in contrast to

29. The old man looked up towards the moon and seemed, judging from his facial expression, _____ of his family.

A. to think B. thinking C. to have thought D. to be thinking

30. Andy is now occupied in gardening work and she would be happier if her husband, Frank, helped her, but he _________.

A. hadn't B. wasn't C. isn't D. didn't

31. ---How long shall we wait here?

---The first bus set out earlier than usual today and _______ be here any time, I think.

A. should B. might C. can D. must

32. ---To my joy, Diana and Rose have __________.

---Me too! "Harmony is the most precious" is the basic idea of Chinese traditional culture.

A. made up B. broken up C. ended up D. kept up

33. ---Have you heard of the saying "____________"?

---Of course, it's no wonder quite a few millionaires don't feel happy with so much money sometimes nowadays.

A. Money is everything B. A light purse is a heavy curse.

C. Every coin has two sides D. A penny saved is a penny earned

34. ______ there is much debate about the safety of driverless cars, they have the potential to change our transportation system.

　 A. As B. When C. Despite D. While

35. --- You are ambitious enough to get hired by that big corporation.

--- _________. Fortune may smile on me some day.

A. I hope so B. It depends C. You never know D. That's nothing

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　Steve Brosnihan is the "resident cartoonist" at the Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island, a bittersweet - but mostly sweet - job that means he 36 from room to room drawing and chatting and doing whatever else he can think of to 37 the sick children. During one visit in 2010, he was saying good night to a teenage patient 38 he had a bright idea - literally.

　　Brosnihan told the teenager to wait until he 39 , then look out his hospital room window toward the corner near the bus stop. The cartoonist 40 to that spot in the India Point Park area of Providence, turned around, and flickered his bike light up toward the hospital. To his surprise, the teen 41 , flickering his own room lights right back.

Every night after that, Brosnihan flickered his light, and more and more 42 flickered back. When he mentioned the ritual(仪式) to a friend who worked at a 43 restaurant called the Hot Club, the owner said he wanted in too. He started to flick the neon Hot Club sign for one minute every night at 8:30. Soon enough, the customers started joining in with flashlights and cell phones. Almost 44 , a simple gesture was morphing(changing) into a powerful 45 between residents who didn't know one another and sick children eager for a ray of 46 . The