You were my ______ when I was weak; you were my voice when I couldn’t speak.
| A．ability | B．strength | C．energy | D．force |
二、知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21．Besides the others, there was still____third one who said he was second to reach the end.
A．a; a B．a; the C．the; the D．the; a
35．I feel sorry for those young people who don’t care for their aged people_______mine.
| A．as I do care | B．do as I care | C．do as I | D．as I do |
34．About seven years ago she felt she had to ask herself____she really wanted to spend her life farming. Now she has make up her mind to quit farming.
| A．when | B．whether | C．what | D．where |
33．Unemployment is on the increase. A growing number of young people,____, are finding themselves out of work.
| A．in case | B．all in all | C．in particular | D．as a result |
32．Peter was sure that he drank any more of this good red wine he would fall asleep.
| A．if | B．when | C．as | D．Since |