江苏省南京市2014年高三考前冲刺训练（南京市教研室） 英语（三）
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21. Language gives us ________ ability to communicate at ________ much higher level than any other animals.
A. an; / B. /; the C. an; the D. the; a
22. — I saw Kerry eating a burger yesterday. I thought she was a vegetarian.
— She is most of the time but she does eat meat ________.
A. by and large B. now and then C. sooner or later D. by and by
23. The government is ________ considerable opposition to its tax reforms.
A. running away with B. running up against
C. running out of D. running off with
24. The story brought me back to when I would go outside in the new snow and my footprints were first, even before ________ of the tiniest animals.
A. that B. it C. some D. those
25. A BBC TV presenter has been banned from driving after being caught more than THREE times over the drink drive limit ________ a crash.
A. following B. considering C. providing D. regarding
26. If your phone takes an unexpected swim, place the device in a bag of rice. With any luck, your phone will be as good as new once________.
A. being removed B. removing C. to remove D. removed
27. — The business meeting scheduled for today has been cancelled. The hours I’ve spent preparing for it are totally wasted.
— ______. As far as I know, it’s been put off till next week.
A. Never mind B. Not really C. Not likely D. No problem
