12. I don't think what he said is ______ to the topic we are discussing. He has missed the point.

A. sensitive B. relevant C. senior D. primitive

13. The old building is in a good state of _______ except for the wooden floors.

A. presentation B. separation C. preservation D. reception

14. This church is a ______ example of Gothic .

A. prepared B. perfect C. personal D. practical

15. With the prices rising considerably in ______ of gas and water, we can not afford to send our son to study abroad.

A. respect B. response C. offence D. reference

16. Although the long sentence and difficult structures in this novel have been ______, it still keeps much of the charm and favor of the original.

A. occupied B. polished C. simplified D. recited

17. It may take a few weeks for your application to be ____.

A. possessed B. processed C. produced D. persuaded

18. The friendly atmosphere of the two sides was a _______ sign ; the meeting ______ successful.

A. profitable; profited B. beneficial; benefited

C. promising; promised D. promised; promised

19. Pupils who pass the test will be _____ to the next grade.

A. promoted B. progressed C. proceeded D. proposed

20. So ill was she that it seemed unlikely that she would ________.

A. pull through B. pull together C. pull out D. pull in

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

I was sure that I was to be killed. I became terribly nervous. I fumbled(摸索) in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes, which had escaped their search. I found one and because of my shaking hands, I could barely get it to my lips. But I had no matches; they had taken those. I looked through the bars at the guard. He did not make eye contact with me. I called out to him