If Lucy_______ ill, she _______ absent from school yesterday.

A. were not; wouldn’t be

B. were not; wouldn’t have been

C. hadn’t been; wouldn’t be

D. hadn’t been; wouldn’t have been

Jack is late again. It is _______ of him to keep others waiting.

A. typical B. normal C. ordinary D. common

Paul, _______ for years to make money, finally paid off his debts.

A. struggled B. struggling

C. having struggled D. to struggle

The children ran out _______ after they finished their homework.

A. of playing B. playing C. to play D. play

Without his illness, our English teacher _______ to the zoo with us last Sunday.

A. had been B. would have been

C. had had been D. will have been

_______ less energy, the new kind of machine is appreciated by most of the users.

A. To consume B. Consumed

C. Having consumed D. Consuming

I would always _______ my essay before I handed it in, in case it contained any obvious

spelling mistakes.

A. look up B. get through

C. look for D. glance through

_______ great efforts we had made, we failed to carry our plans through.

A. In case of B. In place of

C. In spite of D. In danger of

When the factory closes, _______ will mean 7,000 workers will be out of work.

A. which B. it C. what D. they

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My grandfather was probably the toughest man I’ve ever known. _____ , as a child I didn’t realize it. To me, he was just a(n) _____ grandfather. But his _____ changed the way I thought about him and it is the event that has had the most _____ effect on me in my life.

He died on Thanksgiving Day. At his funeral, his brothers began to _____ stories about their lives. They recalled their childhood, when they were poor and _____ in the countryside, their hunting adventures in the woods and their happy family get-togethers _____ festivals. In their eyes, my grandfather was understanding and kind-hearted. He was always there, _____happiness to the family. They drank and continued telling stories, and then I noticed the _____ ; not polite smiles, but loud laughter.

_____ laughed. The louder their laughter was, the more _____ I felt. I pulled my mother aside.

“Grandfather is dead. How can they laugh?” I said in _____ .

“What is the most important thing you _____ about your grandfather?” my mother asked. “ He wouldn’t want us to be _____. That’s not how he would want to be remembered. He would have wanted _____ this kind of party.”

I _____ . Out of all the things I remember about him, the most _____ thing is his laughter. He _____ all the ups and downs in his life. No matter how hard something was in his life, he always _____ it with laughter.

I don’t know what _____ looks like, but I believe it is filled with his laughter.

1.A. NeverthelessB. ThereforeC. HoweverD. Besides

2.A. optimisticB. ordinaryC. humorousD. young

3.A. lifeB. deathC. mindD. story

4.A. successfulB. meaningfulC. wonderfulD. respectful

5.A. gatherB. arrangeC. readD. tell

6.A. stayedB. livedC. traveledD. stood

7.A. duringB. betweenC. beyondD. through

8.A. carryingB. comparingC. referringD. bringing

9.A. moodB. sorrowC. laughterD. tears

10.A. EverybodyB. NobodyC. OneD. Both

11.A. interestedB. embarrassedC. uncomfortableD. discouraged

12.A. delightB. reliefC. regretD. anger

13.A. complainB. discussC. mentionD. remember

14.A. sadB. gladC. annoyedD. pleased

15.A. scarcelyB. hardlyC. exactlyD. slightly

16.A. explainedB. understoodC. answeredD. murmured

17.A. acceptableB. tolerableC. impressiveD. expensive

18.A. knocked offB. left offC. laughed offD. showed off

19.A. treatedB. forgotC. forgaveD. cherished

20.A. heavenB. prisonC. spaceD. universe