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The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket _______ the desert.
| A．covering | B．covered | C．cover | D．to cover |
He refused to sell the old house, for it had too many pleasant ________with his childhood.
| A．associations | B．communications | C．contacts | D．combinations |
第二部分：语言知识运用
第一节多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
There being no witness on the spot, the police were delayed by the ________of information about the crime.
A. analysis B. disappearance C. absence D. consideration
Everyone should keep on getting himself educated so as to be______modern technology.
| A．good at | B．successful in | C．up to date with | D．interested in |
－What makes life______in your opinion? (吉林师大附中)
－To love and to be loved.
| A．worth | B．worthy | C．worthwhile | D．worthy of |
His______of too much time to sports leaves too little time for studying.
| A．thirst | B．anxiety | C．devotion | D．perseverance |