A. pattern B. style

　　C. model D. standard

14. ― Would you please lend me some money?

― Sorry. It ________ that I didn't have any extra money with me.

A. happened B. looked

　　C. turned D. appeared

15. The twin brothers are similar ________ they both like swimming.

A. except that B. in that

　　C. in which D. so that

二、完形填空

Clint Eastwood will receive the Directors Guild of America's (DGA, 美国导演协会) highest honor, the lifetime achievement award, at a Hollywood ceremony in January. That is, 16 golden statuette (小塑像) will 17 Clint Eastwood.

Eastwood has won four Oscars － 18 two for best direction, for 1993's Unforgiven and 2005's Million Dollar Baby － and is regarded 19 the greatest active American film-maker of his 20 without question.

"As one of 21 prolific, versatile 22 in the history of 23 , there isn't a genre that Clint Eastwood hasn't mastered in the more than 25 films he has directed over the past 35 years," DGA president Michael Apted 24 , "His ongoing body of work continues to touch generations of moviegoers and bring 25 into movie theatres. He does it all with great class, intelligence and style."

Eastwood's 26 skills are clear in all his works 27 include 28 critical and commercial successes as Mystic River, The Bridges of Madison County, Play Misty for Me, and his 29 Oscar-winning 30 , and it would take a brave person to bet against him expanding his collection of 31 statuettes.

He recently wrapped filming on Flogs of Our Fathers, an emotionally charged account of the six soldiers who raised the US 32 at the critical 33 __battle of Iwo Jima (硫磺岛). The film is expected to open towards the end of 2006 in a calculated move to position it as a strong awards 34 .

The DGA ceremony is set 35 on January 28, 2006.

16. A. more B. another C. extra D. else

17. A. belong to B. belong C. have D. be had

18. A. consist of B. consisted C. including D. included

19. A. as B. which C. for D. with

20. A. aged B. generation C. history D. company

21. A. mostly B. most C. a most D. the most

22. A. makers B. actors C. directors D. pianists

23. A. a commercial B. the commercial C. medium D. the medium

24. A. added, saying B adding, said C. said, adding D. said. added

25. A. views B. huge viewers C. a large audience D. huge audience

26. A. praiseworthy B. praise C. praiseful D. praised

27. A. / B. which C. it D. that

28. A. such B. so C. quite D. very