Slowly the old woman took out her pocket book, and an old photograph _______ out of it.

A. had been dropped B. was dropped

C. was dropping D. dropped

Liberia has seen more Ebola deaths than the other affected countries but there are now some _______ signs.

A. efficient B. positive

C. individual D. negative

The house I grew up _______ when I was in Australia has been taken down and replaced by an office building.

A. in which B. in it C. in D. in that

With alcohol and drugs _______ out of their life, the post-1990s young people now tend to develop healthier hobbies.

A. kicked B. to kick

C. having kicked D. kick

The traffic on the main streets has a longer green signal than _______ on the small ones.

A. one B. this C. that D. it

The film “Pirates of the Caribbean” _______ a great success and brought in a large profit to the cinema across the country.

A. appreciated B. enjoyed

C. made D. secured

The old man has a strange way of speaking. Here is a recording of his speech, but no clear _______ of what he has said could be made at all.

A. meaning B. idea

C. explanation D. sense

One’s life has value _______ one brings value to the life of others.

A. so that B. no matter how

C. except that D. as long as

The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My belief began when I was just a kid, who dreamed of becoming a doctor.

My mother was a . Through her work, she observed that people spent a lot more time reading than they watching television. She announced that my brother and I could only watch two to three pre-selected TV during the week. With our time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and written book reports to her. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a . My mother was illiterate（文盲）.

When I entered high school I was a(n) student, but not for long. I began to like the fancy clothes. I wanted to the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from her various jobs and I about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, "Okay, I'll give you all the money I have this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With the money , you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want." I was very pleased with that but once I got through allocating（分配）money, there was left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep the roof over our heads and any kind of food on the table, let alone buy . I also realized that my wasn't going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual preparation. I went back to my and became an A-student again, and I realized my dream and I became a doctor.

My story is really my mother's story--a woman with formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around, especially her children. There is no job more important than . This I believe.

1.A. nurse B. teacher C. servant D. doctor

2.A. honest B. hardworking C. reliable D. successful

3.A. spent B. paid C. did D. took

4.A. programmes B. plays C. films D. games

5.A. weekend B. free C. evening D. play

6.A. read B. present C. teach D. translate

7.A. trick B. means C. tool D. joke

8.A. extreme B. normal C. immoral D. top

9.A. get rid of B. break away from C. hang out with D. keep in touch with

10.A. complained B. forgot C. worried D. argued

11.A. deposited B. exchanged C. earned D. won

12.A. left over B. paid off C. used up D. carried out

13.A. proposal B. command C. requirement D. arrangement

14.A. much B. none C. something D. nothing

15.A. garments B. shirts C. houses D. books

16.A. television B. money C. desire D. dream

17.A. guys B. mother C. school D. studies

18.A. happily B. eventually C. immediately D. exactly

19.A. little B. low C. strict D. high

20.A. persuading B. educating C. parenting D. working