10. American Indians ________ about five per cent of the US population.

A. fill up B. bring up C. take up D. make up

11. G8 ________ eight richest countries in the world is really powerful.

A. is made up of B. made up of C. consists of D. consisted of

12. _________ was the most important to her, she told me, was her children's future and family happiness.

A. It B. That C. What D. As

13. William found it increasingly difficult to read, for his eyesight was beginning to .

A. disappear B. fall C. fail D. damage

14. You can't imagine what difficulty we had home in the heavy rain.

A. walked B. walk C. to walk D. walking

15 With lots of problems__________, the newly elected president is having a hard time.

　　A. solved B. to solve C. solving D. being solved

第二节 完形填空

　　请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　When I was young, I really doubted whether there was love between my parents. Every day they were busy earning money so that they could 16 the high tuition my brother and I needed. They didn't 17 in the romantic ways that I read in books or saw on TV.

　　One day, Mom was sewing(缝补) a quilt(被子). I 18 sat down beside her. "Mom, I have a 19 here," I said after a while. "Is there love between you and Dad?" I asked her in a very 20 voice. Mom stopped her work and raised her head with 21 in her eyes. She didn't answer immediately. She bent her head and continued to sew the quilt. I was 22 if I had hurt her. I was in great embarrassment and I was at a loss what to do. But at last she said, very 23 , "Susan, look at this 24 . Sometimes it appears but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and lasting. If 25 is a quilt, love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen, but it's really there. 26 is inside." I listened carefully but couldn't understand her until years later.

One day, Dad accidentally got 27 while on duty. Ever since then he could no