back home, ___25___ swirled through my mind--why had we gotten ourselves into this mess? How could we be both out of ___26___ the same week? And why was everyone else so happy ___27___ I felt as if I was living in a jail cell?

　　As I opened the door, I heard ___28___ paying on the radio, eggs frying in the kitchen. My husband turned and flashed a smile, "Hi, how was your ___29___?" I thought for a moment and realized that each day is a ___30___. We often don't get to choose what happens to us, only how we ___31___ to it--it was a decision. I reached out and smiled at him--"___32___! They are having a potluck in the park for Christmas. Do you want to go?"

　　13. A. clearly B. deep C. hard D. slightly

　　14. A. screaming B. sobbing C. glaring D. laughing

　　15. A. read B. remove C. relieve D. treat

　　16. A. associated B. faced C. connected D. packed

　　17. A. normal B. busy C. happy D. simple

　　18. A. gone B. mailed C. sold D. enough

　　19. A. pretended B. attempted C. promised D. hated

　　20. A. family B. spirits C. description D. symptoms

　　21. A. disappointed B. occupied C. leisured D. depressed

　　22. A. took in B. brought out C. picked up D. dressed up

　　23. A. accepted B. refused C. admitted D. proved

　　24. A. pain B. patience C. panic D. doubt

　　25. A. messages B. demands C. requests D. questions

　　26. A. control B. job C. sight D. date

　　27. A. unless B. since C. while D. before

　　28. A. music B. ads C. dialogue D. talk

　　29. A. illness B. dinner C. work D. walk

　　30. A. test B. choice C. strength D. schedule

　　31. A. happen B. appeal C. react D. contribute

　　32. A. Excellent B. Ridiculous C. Annoying D. Horrible

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注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

　　阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

　　When Sandra was a child, her family was very poor, but she wanted ____33____(bad) to believe that her poverty was just a temporary situation, so she looked toward stories ____34____(escape). Her favorite book ____35____(check) out of the library over and over again was called The little house. Throughout Sandra's life, she had to move between cities, never ____36____(allow) her much time to get settled in one place. Her ____37____(separate) from family drove her to burying herself in books. Though reading a lot, according to Sandra, she didn't really start writing ____38____ she attended her first creative writing class in college. She then realized that she needed to write what she knew, and ____39____ purpose she adopted a writing style opposite to that of her classmates. Admission to Loyola University ____40____ she earned a BA in English was a turning point for her. Sandra's writing ____41____(shape) by her experiences since then. She doesn't just make up ____42____(character), but writes about real people that she has encountered.

第三部分 书面表达（满分25分）

　　假定你是李华，下月你校要举办首届英语周(English Week)活动，请你写信给笔友peter，介绍相关内容并邀请他参加。信的内容主要包括：

1. 系列活动：英语书法展示、英语演讲比赛、英语戏剧表演等；