第一节 单项填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15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。
To ___ east of the city lies a mountain, ____ south of which is the village where I was born.
A. the ; the B. / ; / C. the ; / D. / ; the
It _______ this morning that two of the body guards of the prime minister got killed and the minister himself got ______ hurt in the violent car bomb explosion.
| A．officially announced; slightly |
| B．was officially announced; lightly |
| C．was official announced; seriously |
| D．was officially announced; slightly |
The police were trying to _____ where the drug dealers were _____ it suddenly dawned upon them that they might be hidden somewhere 10 miles within the border between the two countries.
| A．come out; when | B．make out; while |
| C．figure out; when | D．think out; since |
The wealthy are always wealthy and the poor are always poor. It is extremely difficult for the poor _____wealthy, _____ they struggle to their full abilities.
A. becoming; even ifB. to become; even so
D. becoming; if soD. to become; even though
As she was approaching the telephone booth at the street corner to make a call on a dark rainy night, a tall figure suddenly coming out of it terrified her, _____ that she screamed and started to run away.
| A．too terrified | B．so terrified | C．such terrified | D．very terrified |
After visiting the harbor in the bay, they took a tour around the downtown area, ______ they visited many art galleries, shopping centers and had their lunch in a restaurant that served fancy foods.
| A．which | B．as | C．where | D．what |