23. The lady was so kind and easygoing that all the children in the kindergarten were ______ to her.

A. attaching B. attached C. attachment D. to attach

24. The author has completed 3 novels in his thirties, two of ______ are of great literature value.

A. them B. which C. whom D. what

25. ------Is Professor Smith giving the speech today?

------It ______ be him. He is abroad right now.

A. needn't B. can't C. wouldn't D. mustn't

26. Simply ________ your hand, and a taxi appears in no time.

A. raise B. to raise C. raising D. raised

27. Taking exercise is the key ______ your health.

A. to improve B. to improving C. in improving D. of improving

28. By the time Jack returned home from England, his son _____ from college.

A. graduated B. has graduated

C. had been graduating D. had graduated

29. Is this the reason _______ she explained in the report for her success in the job?

A. what B. that C. how D. why

30. ------Where did you get to know her?

------It was on the farm __ we worked.

A. that B. there C. which D. where

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和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Americans just have mysterious passion for western movies which is the major movie kind of the twentieth century. Over years, classic western movies have pictured romantic paintings of lives in western area. Although its popularity has decreased in recent years, western movie stars have been huge money makers for the Hollywood studios from the very beginning of film industry. I hope you know how hard it is to select the 5 best western movie stars.