第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
21. —What do you think of the five doll mascots for the 2008 Olympic Games?
—______, they are lovely, but I really do not know what they mean.
| A．To tell the truth | B．I’m afraid | C．Unfortunately | D．It’s a pity |
Your are ______ to suffer from bad health if you keep smoking.
| A．likely | B．possible | C．probable | D．perhaps |
Nuclear science s
hould be developed to benefit people _______ harm them.
| A．more than | B．rather than | C．other than | D．less than |
This problem may _______ more serious ones if left unsolved.
| A．come across | B．refer to | C．carry on | D．lead to |
Crops such as peas or soybeans put important minerals back into the soil, ______ it ready for crops that need fertile soil.
| A．makes | B．to make | C．made | D．making |
You may find it _______ that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak.
| A．astonishing | B．astonished | C．to be astonished | D．to be astonishing |