13. If you two had been able to _______ your anger, the quarrel would have been avoided.

A. hold on B. hold back C. hold up D. hold out

14.The prize will go to the writer _______ story shows the most imagination.

A. that B. which C. whose D. what

15.- Smoking is bad for your health.

- __________ It's a stupid habit. I'm going to stop right now.

A. You're absolutely right. B. I'll do my best.

C. How do you find it? D. I didn't get that.

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Michel is a young girl who works for the police __16__a handwriting expert (专家). She has helped ___17____many criminals (罪犯) by using her special talents .

　　When she was fourteen, Michel was already __18_____ interested in the differences in her friends' __19_____ that she would spend hours ___20____ them. After ___21____ college she went to France for a __22__two-year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science.

　　Michel says that it is__23__ for people at hide their handwriting. She can discover __24__ of what she needs to know simply __25__ looking at the writing with her own eyes, _26___ she also has machines

　　__27__ help her make _28___ different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often __29__ great help to the police.

　　Michel believes that handwriting is a good __30__ of what kind of person the __31__ is. "I wouldn't go out with a fellow __32__ I didn't like his handwriting. " She says. But she __33__ she fell in love with her future husband, a young policeman __34__ she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be __35__, however.

　　16. 　A. with 　　　　B. by 　　　　 C. like 　　　D. as

　　17. 　A. search　　 　B. follow 　　 C. catch 　　 D. judge

　　18 　 A. so　　　　　 B. too 　　　　 C. quite 　　 D. extra

　　19 　 A. books　　　　B. letter　　　 C. tongues 　 D. handwriting

　　20 　 A.writing 　　 B. studying　　 C. settling 　D. uncovering

　　21 　 A.attending　　 B. finishing 　 C. starting 　D. stepping into

　　22 　 A. powerful 　　B. natural 　　 C. special　　D. common

　　23　 A.main 　　　 B. safe 　　　 C. easy 　　　D.impossible