45．A．opportunities B．experience C．certificates D．training

46．A．high B．1ow C．special D．passing

47．A．offer B．share C．hope D．choose

48．A．forgive B．1isten C．try D．follow

49．A．assess B．employ C．challenge D．accept

50．A．patiently B．curiously C．nervously D．comfortably

51．A．desperate B．prepared C．sorry D．disappointed

52．A．until B．after C．since D．before

53．A．program B．university C．job D．degree

54．A．excitement B．anger C．cold D．shame

55．A．poor B．tired C．stupid D．disabled

56．A．rules B．schools C．subjects D．scores

57．A．salaries B．positions C．numbers D．expectations

58．A．make B．meet C．employ D．affect

59．A．dignity B．fame C．balance D．confidence

60．A．sometimes B．forever C．otherwise D．anyhow

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

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　　A half-century after Mickey Thompson built 61 he hoped might become the world's fastest car，his son Danny Thompson has 62 (final)achieved his father's dream．

　　Last weekend，on the salt flats of Bonneville，the 68-year-old 63 (race)used the same Challenger 2 first built in 1968 to break a land speed record for the world's fastest vehicle．His first five-mile attempt achieved a speed of 446．605 mph，with the return trip 64 (break)just over 450 mph．Averaged together，the new official record now stands at 448．757 mph．

　　In 1960 with the Challenger 1．Mickey Thompson became the first American 65 (cross)the 400 mph land speed barrier．A return attempt in 1 968 to break his previous best with 66 Challenger 2 was ruined due to a heavy rain turning the salt fiats into a lake．Unfortunately，Mickey and his wife died in 1988 and then the vehicle 67 (place)into storage．

68 (decade)later，Danny Thompson，a racing enthusiast like his father，decided to honor his parents by bringing the Challenger 2 back onto the salt flats once more．