A. shall B. may C. should D. would

　　(　　)25. As the population of the world is growing at the disturbing rate of 10，000 people an hour, nature is beginning to ________ us.

　　A. turn against B. turn up C. turn off D. turn around

　　(　　)26. While John Snow attended Queen Victoria, he also thought about helping ordinary people ________ to cholera.

　　A. exposing B. being exposed C. exposed D. having exposed

　　(　　)27. People spend half their time dreaming of getting rich, and the rest of their time thinking about all the things they ________ if they got rich.

　　A. will do B. did C. do D. would do

　　(　　)28. - A young researcher is reported to have died of heart attack, aged only 30.

　　- ________ I wonder how his family could stand the thought of losing him.

　　A. How so? B. Forget it. C. Take it easy. D. Really a pity.

　　(　　)29. Tea is the main evening meal, traditionally eaten at 5 o'clock in the evening, ________ the diners are not drinking tea.

　　A. even if B. in case C. as though D. so that

　　(　　)30. The pollution is likely to reach its peak on Monday, and some parts ________ heavy air pollution, the environmental watchdog told the newspaper.

　　A. see B. will see C. would see D. saw

　　(　　)31. Throughout its early years, what we now call hip hop ________ without even having a name.

　　A. evolved B. is evolved C. had evolved D. evolves

　　(　　)32. Stephen Hawking's crowning achievement was his prediction in the 1970s ________ black holes can emit energy, despite the classical view that nothing can escape their gravity.

　　A. when B. what C. how D. that

　　(　　)33. Ding Yanyuhang took part in a training session ________ the NBA China game in Shenzhen.

　　A. in accordance with B. in preparation for

　　C. in preference to D. in association with

　　(　　)34. It might be early to talk about potential ________ colors for next summer when we have just entered autumn, but the fashion world can't wait that long.

　　A. trendy B. worthy C. hearty D. touchy

　　(　　)35. - He spent little money in repairing the roof. Now the rain has ruined half his furniture.

　　- ________. This is a plain example.

　　A. A penny saved is a penny gained B. Many a little makes a mickle

　　C. Penny wise and pound foolish D. From saving comes having

　　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。

　　I just finished reading Rachel Held Evan's book A Year of Biblical Womanhood. There was one particular part of the book that really made me think.

She did a bit of __36__ and found that the majority of the world's cocoa beans come from West Africa where there are __37__ working conditions and child slavery. And the children get