When asked to explain he did to make his students so fascinated with his lessons the teacher paused and thought deeply.

A. what it was that B. that what it was

C. what was it that D. that what was it

He was told that it would be at least 3 more months he could recover and return to work.

A. until B. as soon as C. since D. before

How did it that you made such a silly mistake?

A. bring about B. come about

C. come across D. come on

With more forests destroyed, huge quantities of good earth each year.

A. is washing away B. is being washed away

C. are washing away D. are being washed away

Jack is a great talker. It’s high time that he something instead of just talking.

A. will do B. has done C. did D. do

Being a parent is not always easy, and being the parent of a child with special needs often carries with___ extra stress.

A. it B. them C. one D. him

She is to , so she often wears a hat when cleaning the house.

A. allergic B. sensible

C. impressive D. beneficial

--What do you think of the decision made at the meeting yesterday?

---I think it could lead to serious for the future of the factory.

A. tendency B. consequences

C. circumstances D. existence

I have got a few books on Chinese food. You can borrow if you like.

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

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

On a warm Monday, Jenny Neilson bought a sandwich and parked her car under some trees. Rolling down the windows to in fresh air, she settled back to enjoy her lunch. Suddenly she a big bald（秃顶的）man running through the parking lot. Before she came to what would happen, the man was there, shouting through her window, “Get out!”

Neilson .

Pulling open her door, the man seized her the neck and hair, and threw her out of the car onto the ground. She screamed, her purse and the keys.

Two reporters of the local newspaper, Robert Bruce and Jeff Jackson, just outside their office building on a , heard the screams and began running .

When they Neilson’s car, the attacker had jumped into the driver’s seat and was searching for the keys. Bruce opened the door, and he and Jackson dragged the man out. The attacker back. But even in his cornered panic, he was no for the two athletic men.

Reggie Miller, a worker of the local newspaper, heard the screams, too. He rushed back to the office to the police, and then ran back with some plastic ropes —— used to tie up newspapers.

With his arms tightly behind him, the prisoner looked up and said , “I hope you guys feel good about yourselves—— you just caught one of the most wanted men.” They him and waited for the police.

Later, Bruce and Jackson were shocked to learn the man was the carjacker （劫车者）and suspected murderer, whose —— but with a full head of hair—— had been recently printed in their own newspaper.

Neilson considers herself lucky she suffered injuries. She believes the story might have had a ending if those good people had not come to her aid. “Unfortunately,” she says, “many people would have done what they did, and that’s the real truth.”

1.A. bring B. let C. gather D. send

2.A. recognized B. watched C. noticed D. met

3.A. realize B. understand C. imagine D. conclude

4.A. escaped B. struggled C. refused D. obeyed

5.A. by B. around C. with D. on

6.A. burying B. forgetting C. offering D. grabbing

7.A. trip B. visit C. break D. holiday

8.A. started B. stopped C. entered D. reached

9.A. carefully B. madly C. disappointedly D. patiently

10.A. fought B. turned C. jumped D. shouted

11.A. match B. target C. equal D. companion

12.A. remind B. phone C. invite D. beg

13.A. rolled B. folded C. bent D. tied

14.A. angrily B. kindly C. coldly D. warmly

15.A. caught B. thanked C. comforted D. ignored

16.A. ordinary B. professional C. honest D. outstanding

17.A. picture B. background C. character D. story

18.A. and B. but C. though D. when

19.A. ridiculous B. similar C. strange D. different

20.A. sometimes B. never C. often D. forever