A. has been repaired B. is repairing C. is repaired D. is being repaired

21. He speaks English well indeed, but of course not ____ a native speaker.

A. as fluent as B. more fluent than C. so fluently as D. much fluently than

22. --When did you go to the United States?

-- I remember _______ there when I was ten.

A. having taken B. to be taken C. being taken D. to take

23. Hong Kong has a lot of advantages, including free flow of ____ information, a fair competitive environment and _____ efficient local government.

A. the, an B. \ , the C. \ , an D. the, the

24. Information has been put forward that more middle school graduates will be ______ into universities.

A. admitted B. accepted C. permitted D. allowed

25. Some people like wearing fashionable clothes; ______, some birds like bright feathers.

A. possibly B. likely C. luckily D. similarly

第三部分.完形填空 （20题，共30分）

　　There once was a king in a faraway country. One day, he decided to _26_ a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of_27_ . So many artists_28 . The king looked at all the pictures. _29_there were only two he really liked, and he had to _30_between them. One picture was of a _31_ lake. The lake was a perfect mirror with peaceful huge mountains all around it. Above was a _32_ sky with light white clouds. All who _33_ this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.

　　The other picture had _34_ , too. But these were not flat at all. Above was an _35_sky, from which rain fell heavily and in which lightning played _36_. Down the side of the mountain was a waterfall with loud sound. This did not look _37_ at all.

　　But when the king looked _38_, he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush _39_in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had _40_ her nest. There, with the current of angry water, the mother bird was _41_ her hungry children in the nest, taking no attention to its _42_ surroundings - in perfect peace.

　　Which picture do you think _43_ the prize? The king chose the second picture. Do you know why?

"Because," said the king. "Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no _44_, trouble or hard work. Peace means although you are surrounded by noisy things you _45_keep calm in the heart. That is the real meaning of peace."

26. A. take B. offer C. send D. leave

27. A. peace B. silence C. beauty D. honesty

28. A. managed B. tried C. succeeded D. went

29. A. And B. Or C. Yet D. But

30. A. like B. choose C. give D. need