1. — I haven't collected as much money as we expected for the people in need.
— I think you can lower your because at least you've tried your best.

A.purpose
B.standard
C.speed
D.value

1.B

2. It seemed that general Mr Li was satisfied the meal.

A.on; to
B.on; with
C.in; to
D.in; with

2.D

3. Those are my father's papers. I'm not allowed to have a look at them.

A.perfect
B.practical
C.pleasant
D.private

3.D

4. you do, don't miss this exhibition，for it's so hard for me to get the two tickets.

A.Whatever
B.Wherever
C.Whenever
D.Whichever

4.A

5. (2025·南京模拟)— DeepSeek takes the technology world by storm. Will it change the world?
— Maybe. It depends on how it is used and developed.

A.specially
B.simply
C.completely
D.properly

5.C

6. (2025·南京市江宁区模拟)— I'd like to speak to the chief engineer of the building. Could you me ?
— OK. Please hold on for a moment.

A.put; out
B.put; through
C.put; in
D.put; up

6.B

7. We regret you that your application has not been successful.

A.to telling
B.telling
C.to tell
D.told

7.C

8. My hair needs . I want to have it this afternoon.

A.to cut; cutting
B.cutting; to cut
C.cut; cutting
D.cutting; cut

8.D

9. I'll take him to some famous hutongs he can learn more about China.

A.because
B.when
C.so that
D.as if

9.C

10. — Could you tell me how I can improve my English?
— Sure. , you should speak it as much as possible.

A.In the end
B.By the way
C.After all
D.First of all

10.D

二、(2025·南通市启东市模拟)完形填空(本题共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分)
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。
Editor Ashley wasn't pleased with the quality of our reporting. "We need better stories for this Thursday's school newspaper. Any ?" she asked.
I handed her my article about our basketball team Deerfield High School a night before by one point. "Sports stories are ," she said，"but not good enough for the front page."
After our meeting，we heard someone screaming outside，"Perry is missing!" Perry was a lovely and had been our school mascot(吉祥物)for ten years. He played an important role in students' lives，both in and out of class.
Everyone gathered around Perry's cage，heartbroken. Then，a student came over and showed me a photo. In the photo was a Deerfield player hiding something parrot-sized under his shirt. "You're a reporter，right? I to take this photo yesterday，" he said.
"He must have stolen Perry to prevent us from winning the game!" Ashley cried. We decided to run the photo with the headline "Deerfield Stole Perry". "This is the story we need，" Ashley said confidently.
she left，I took a closer look at the photo again. The clock in the background showed 4:15 p. m. ，our game against Deerfield started at 4:30 p. m. Why would the boy have taken Perry before the game?
I went to Perry's usual caretaker to ask if he Perry was gone. "He's not missing. He just needs a rest. He's ready for some days，" he said. Learning the truth，I immediately told Ashley and suggested writing a story to say goodbye to Perry.
I was surprised when Ashley refused to change "Deerfield Stole Perry". "It'll more readers，" she continued. I told her if we wrote this article，we would be telling a lie which might also bring harm to the player and our paper. Finally，Ashley agreed，"OK，let's try with stories."
On Thursday，the paper came out with the headline "Bye-bye，Perry" on the front page. Soon，it led to hot discussions among students. Though sad，they were comforted by the that Perry was in good care. The story also brought back the sweet of Perry. Many even wanted to share their own Perry stories! Seeing its success，Ashley smiled at me，"You are right! Truth connects hearts."
11. A. photos
B. notices
C. ideas
D. questions
12. A. joining
B. beating
C. following
D. leading
13. A. fun
B. similar
C. modern
D. right
14. A. cat
B. dog
C. swan
D. parrot
15. A. noisy
B. empty
C. special
D. colourful
16. A. failed
B. remembered
C. happened
D. refused
17. A. usually
B. nearly
C. exactly
D. hardly
18. A. After
B. Before
C. Since
D. Although
19. A. Otherwise
B. However
C. Moreover
D. Anyway
20. A. knew
B. allowed
C. insisted
D. imagined
21. A. warm
B. busy
C. active
D. free
22. A. attract
B. invite
C. control
D. influence
23. A. short
B. true
C. interesting
D. surprising
24. A. answer
B. fact
C. mistake
D. secret
25. A. colours
B. smiles
C. jokes
D. memories

11.C 12.B 13.A 14.D 15.B 16.C 17.C 18.A 19.B 20.A 21.D 22.A 23.B 24.B 25.D