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英语：2013届高考生 考前50天秘笈 考前8天 (限时40分钟) Ⅰ. 单项填空 1. Shopping online will never take place of shopping in stores, because many people find shopping at a store _______ great enjoyment. A. the; a B. the; / C. /; a D. /; / 2.—You couldn’t have chosen any gift _______ for me. —I’m glad you like it so much. A. bad B. worse C. nice D. nicer 3. When the whale was rescued, many people saw it swimming in _______ seemed like a joyful circle. A. it B. where C. which D. what 4. He found it increasingly difficult to read，the light was beginning to dim. A. and B. yet C. or D. for 5. Frankly speaking, _______ of them knew what the other was doing in the morning that day. A. none B. neither C. some D. all 6. Last summer holiday, I went back to my hometown, _______ the neighbors and the house _______ I used to be familiar with were gone. A. only finding; that B. found; that C. to find; whom D. only to find; that 7. Experts believe that language learning is a process _______ skills are more important than grammar rules. A. whose B. when C. of which D. in which 8. I often have a tight family budget, so I can’t afford to fly for a trip _______ the airlines lower their ticket prices. A. as if B. now that C. even though D. so that 9. －Will Tom be here before eight o’clock? －He is always punctual, so he appear on time. A. can B. might C. should D. could 10. _______ the ability to speak, so he had to communicate with his friends and family by using sign language. A. As he lost B. He lost C. Having lost D. His being lost 11. Mary _______ gardening as a regular form of relaxation after she got married. A. took up B. caught on C. brought about D. made for 12. After the biggest earthquake took place in Japan, the international rescuers devoted all their energies to searching for survivors but _______ they found only several