() 14. Mary said that she was ________able to wash the plates herself. A. too B. quite C. much D. very () 15. Sarah has read lots of stories by American writers. Now she would like to read ___________ stories by writers from _________countries. A. some , any B. other , some C. some , other D. other , other () 16. He spoke in such a high voice _________at the farther end of the room. A. as to be heard B. to be heard C. as to hear D. to hear () 17. The doctor said that the patient would die _________he was sent to hospital immediately. A. then B. butC. except D. unless () 18. Father meant him ________into business , but he chose to study medicine. A. going B. to have gone C. to goD. having gone () 19 .- Helen, Will you be at the party tonight? - Yes , but I have so much homework to do that I really __________. A. can ’tB. mustn ’tC. won ’tD. Shouldn ’t () 20 .- Will you go to the Great Wall with us? - If John wants to go, ___________. A. so doIB. so will IC. soI doD. soI will 三、完形填空(共 15小题;每题 2分,共 30分) 通读下面的短文, 掌握其大意。然后, 从每小题的四个选择项中选出可填入相应空白处的最佳选择,并把它前面的大写字母填入左边的括号里。 A Firefighter Saves Himself When August Erdmann became leader of Milwaukee firefighters in 1989 , only six units had defibrillators. The medical device( 装置) sends out an electric shock( 点击) to people suffering from sudden heart troubles, even 21 some back to life. Hearing that 250 000 people die of 22 heart stop each