-She _________ greater responsibilities as she is promoted.

A. takes on B. takes up C. takes over D. takes away

17. He rubbed his eyes and yawned as if _______ after a long sleep.

A. waking up B. to wake up C. woke up D. wake up

18. He was disappointed because he had not ________ well in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

A. behaved B. performed C. polished D. attained

19. We've decided to hold a football match next week. Will you ________?

A. take part in B. attend us C. join D. participate

20. How long can we ______ against these attacks?

A hold back B hold to C hold up D hold out

21. For our future generations, we must show respect for _______ nature, increasing _______ amount of waste we recycle.

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

22. The scientist, who successfully cloned a human embryo, proudly presented his new achievement to the related organization, only __________ against this research.

　　A. being warned B. warned C. having been warned D. to be warned

23. Leaving the car unlocked like that is just an open _________ to thieves.

　　A. invitation B. access C. solution D. key

24. An overhanging rock offered him a ________ shelter, and hardly had he taken advantage of it when the heavy rain stormed in.

A. contemporary B. temporary C. voluntary D. scary

25. I feel very honored to give you a short description of my job as a Goodwill Ambassador, ________ I introduce advanced technology to some poor countries.

A. which B. where C. when D. who

26. ---- Mike, have you heard that our company will offer one of the workers a chance to go to Paris?

---- Yeah. If only I _________ there.

A. had gone B. will go C. could go D. could have gone

27. ______________, as long as I am with nature, I will not give up.

A. However tough the journey is B. Whatever tough the journey is

C. However the journey is tough D. Whatever the journey is tough

28. This is actually an anti-pattern; one of those things that _________ seem like the right idea but often later turn out to be a terrible dream.

A. particularly B. eventually C. initially D. regularly

29. It was _________ Lily studied in America _________ she made a decision ________ she wanted to be an environmentalist.

A. that; when; that B. when; that; that

C. when; that; when D. that; that; when

30. What now worries me is how to save the village from ________, and particularly the damage caused by modern construction.

A. abandoned B. abandoning C. being abandoned D. having been abandoned

二、完型填空：

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