浙江省效实中学2014届高三上学期期中考试（英语）
第一节 单项填空（共20题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项符号涂黑。
1. Scientists were cast down when _________ news came that Dolly the sheep, whose birth had been considered _________ scientific breakthrough, died young.
A. the; a B. the; the C. /; a D. /; the
2. When I arrived home that night, it __________ me that I had forgotten to buy a birthday cake for my little daughter.
A. defeated B. occurred C. reminded D. hit
3. They like antiques so much that they never _________ to spend money buying them even if they are useless.
A. hesitate B. fasten C. discourage D. attempt
4. Some students found it hard to _________ what their teacher had taught, so they asked him to explain it again.
A. take in B. take up C. take over D. take on
5. This picture _________ good memories of our trip to the Great Wall, which is of course one of the most famous sights in the world.
A. brought up B. stayed up C. picked up D. called up
