A. for, for                           B. as, as

　　C. for, as                            D. as, for

　　(      )16. Take a raincoat _   it rains.

　　A. for                               B. unless

　　C. in case                           D. if not

　　(         ) 17. The family might have been killed _ the arrival of the police.

　　A. except                               B. expect

　　C. but                                  D. but for

　　(       )18. When he spoke, he kept on _ his speech paper.

　　A. referring                            B. referring to

　　C. refer                                D. refer to

　　(        )19. By the time we got to the theatre, the play _ for half an hour.

　　A. had begun                              B. has begun

C. has been on                           D. had been on

　　(       )20. The singer singing on the stage was a -- girl.

　　A. five-years-old                         B. five-year-old

　　C. five-years                             D. five-year

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项中选出可填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边的括号内。

　　It is very important for every one to be aware of the great changes in education. Friends from abroad have told me they fmd our primary schools most   21    places and in my lifetime there has been a    22    change in the attitude ofchildren    23    school. The    24    that a child creeps un willingly to schoolis   25   .  Children want to go to School. The primary schools:in fact,have be-come a revolutionary part of our   26   system.

　　Teachers in all schools want to   27    every child the opportunity to benefit   28    the ad-vances which  29   in education. They want to give children much more   30   attention. But ours is an industry without enough teachers. If we are to   31   people in the numbers required,something substantial and    32    must be done    33    salaries are concerned.

　　This is not a straight economic question.  It involves the future wellbeing of children and of soci-ety   34   . It involves our children. That is why it should   35   to you.

　　21. A. excited        B. exciting        C. urged        D. urging

　　22. A. complete       B. entire          C. whole        D. full

　　23. A. to             B. on              C. of           D. about