administration believed the circumstances were not favorable.

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

10. -Any suggestion for my daddy, doctor?

-The current advice is to ________ smoking and work out.

A. cut away B. cut out C. cut through D. cut up

11. Chairman Xi Jinping has proposed a road map for Belt and Road Initiative, ________ he provided a comprehensive vision of how it could contribute to the world development in general.

A. which B. as C. when D. where

12. A lie can travel half way around the world ________ the truth is putting on its shoes.

A. if B. while C. unless D. until

13. ________ for his timely help, I wouldn't have been able to make it through the economic squeeze.

A. Were it not B. Would it not be

　C. Had it not been D. Should it not be

14. -Would you please show me the way to the city library?

-Stick to the road until you reach the second crossroads. ________.

A. Take it easy B. You can't miss it C. Don't get me wrong D. You bet

15. -What does the boss think about...; it is impossible to finish the work in a day!

-Calm down. After all, he is the ________.

A. top banana B. cool cucumber C. tough cookie D. bad apple

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。

　　If you've ridden any New York subway, chances are good that you've watched your cellphone clock tick while seated on an unmoving, delayed train. You wouldn't wish to have such a 16 feeling of being stuck on public transportation anymore. No one knows the feeling as 17 as Jerich Marco Alcantara does particularly when he had 18 in his life to celebrate. He 19 his graduation ceremony at Hunter College's Brookdale campus due to a delay.

There were two 20 ceremonies that day, but Alcantara specifically wanted to 21