The self-driving plane proves to be useful in many ways. ____ smart invention it is!

A.What a B.How a C.What D.How

___________ I do, I do it for you. Do not ever doubt that, my boy.

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

–The local food may taste a bit strange.

- Well, __________we are here, why not give it a try?

A. though B. unless C. since D. because

— Jenny looks unhappy today.

— Don’t worry. A box of chocolates will _____ her _____.

A.give… up B.cheer …up C.wake… up D.pick …up

— Vivien, why don’t you join us in Hawaii?

— Thank you, John. It’s a very kind _____, but I have to stay and take care of my grandma.

A.decision B.promise C.praise D.offer

—Why can't you trust me? Not everything you heard is true.

—Maybe not. But ____.

A.a miss is as good as a mile

B.actions speak louder than words

C.out of sight, out of mind

D.there is no smoke without fire

–I’m going to add some tomato sauce to the salad, if you don’t ___________.

-Not at all. Go head.

A. care B. agree C. mind D. insist

一I hear we'll take a trip to the Slender West Lake.

一That's great. But I wonder _________.

A.when and where shall we meet B.what shall we get ready for it

C.if there will be heavy rain that day D.that we'll go there by bus or on foot

— John was seriously injured in the school bus accident.

—_______ .

A.Take it easy B.Not at all

C.It's too dangerous D.I'm sorry to hear that

My grandfather was a serious man. A quick look from him was enough to keep my sisters and me in line. ______ every summer I looked forward to seeing Grandpa in his farm. We enjoyed every moment of feeding and washing the animals.

Grandpa was a man who didn’t show his ______easily. There were times he caught us touching some of his personal things or exploring places that we weren’t ______ to. His quiet scolding(责备) left us ______ for the rest of our stay.

One morning I heard “clickety-clack, clickety-clack, ping”. I stopped and found where the sound ______: Grandpa in his study, typing a letter. I leaned ________ to see better when I fell through the door. For a while I ______ on the floor of the study. I stood up and went red in the face, hoping the scolding would be short.

Grandpa’s eyes shone. He called me over. I went to him _______ with my eyes looking at the floor. He asked what I was doing, and I told him that I was drawn by the ______ of the typewriter. I only wanted to get a better _____. I wasn’t going to touch anything, I _____.

The rest of the summer I stood near his elbow watching him type. How I wished to _____ the beautiful yellow keys with steel rims.

After going home, I spent the year writing poems, letters, and stories in my notebooks and ________ myself to use Grandpa’s typewriter to write novels.________, I planned to be a writer, and writers used typewriters.

The next summer, I’d hear the sounds of typewriter keys and walk toward them, admiring the ________ of the words forming on the page. I wished he would offer me a chance to try it. But he never did.

On returning home that year, I got a parcel. I found the typewriter in the box! My serious grandfather！

1.A.So B.Otherwise C.Then D.Yet

2.A.spirits B.feelings C.courage D.strength

3.A.afforded B.regarded C.supposed D.known

4.A.well-dressed B.well-organized C.well-behaved D.well-balanced

5.A.came across B.came over C.came out D.came from

6.A.farther B.longer C.higher D.lower

7.A.lie B.lied C.lay D.laid

8.A.excitedly B.slowly C.quickly D.proudly

9.A.appearance B.movement C.voice D.sound

10.A.expression B.impression C.photo D.look

11.A.accepted B.promised C.agreed D.wished

12.A.touch B.fall C.move D.attack

13.A.imagining B.remembering C.reminding D.mentioning

14.A.After all B.As usual C.At last D.Above all

15.A.advantage B.wonder C.memory D.step