________ for a long time, but he tried his best to catch up with his classmates.

A．Having been illB．Though he was ill

C．Being illD．He was ill

After the destructive earthquake ________ people needed badly __________ blankets, as it was very cold at night.

A．that; areB．what; was

C．that; isD．what; were

Which of the following sentences is not correct?

A．I find it worthwhile to take part in the anti-smoking campaign.

B．The new house really didn’t worth so much money.

C．His suggestion is worthy of consideration.

D．He is a gentleman worthy to be respected.

I would rather you _________ at home tomorrow.

A．to stayB．stayed

C．stayD．had stayed

________ around the beautiful campus, they were taken to the classroom to observe a maths lesson.

A．To be shownB．Having shown

C．Having been shownD．To show

—They are quiet, aren’t they?

—Yes, They are used ________ at meals.

A．to talkB．to talking

C．to not talkingD．not to talk

Jack’s shoes looked the same as Peter’s, but they cost ________ his.

A．as much twice asB．twice as much as

C．much as twice asD．as twice much as

________ you find the right way to study ________ able to study well.

A．Only if; will youB．Unless; you will

C．Only if; you willD．Unless; will you

A good story does not necessarily have to have a happy ending, but the reader must not be left ________.

A．being unsatisfiedB．unsatisfying

C．to be unsatisfyingD．unsatisfied

Once there was a king who received a gift of two magnificent falcons (猎鹰)．They were the most beautiful birds he had ever seen．He gave the ____ birds to his head falconer to be _____.

Months passed, and one day the head falconer informed the king that _____ one of the falcons was flying high in the sky, the other bird had not ______ from its branch since the day it had arrived.

The king ordered healers from all the land to ______ the falcon, but no one could make the bird fly．He ________ the task to the members of his court, ____the next day, the king saw ______ the palace window that the bird had still not moved from its branch.

Having _______ everything else, the king thought to himself, “Maybe I need someone more ______ the countryside to understand the nature of this problem.” So he cried out to his court, “Go and get a _______.”

In the morning, the king was ______ to see the falcon flying high above the palace garden．He said to his court, “_______ me the doer of this miracle.”

The court quickly located the farmer, who came and stood before the king．The king asked him, “_____ did you make the falcon fly?”

With his head ______, the farmer said to the king, “It was very easy. I ______ cut the branch where the bird was sitting.”

We are all made to fly—to realize our ______ potential as human beings．But instead of doing that, we sit on our branches, hanging on to the things that are ______ to us．The possibilities are ______, but for most of us, they remain undiscovered．We ______ to the familiar, the comfortable, the boring．So for the most part, our lives are mediocre (平庸的) instead of exciting, thrilling and fulfilling.

1.A．curiousB．preciousC．expensiveD．clever

2.A．testedB．exhibitedC．appreciatedD．trained

3.A．asB．ifC．thoughD．since

4.A．eatenB．sungC．movedD．waken

5.A．tend toB．watch forC．drive awayD．pick up

6.A．reducedB．presentedC．removedD．brought

7.A．untilB．soC．butD．as

8.A．throughB．acrossC．beyondD．behind

9.A．learnedB．triedC．preparedD．understood

10.A．beneficial toB．fit for

C．friendly withD．familiar with

11.A．farmerB．gardenerC．falconerD．healer

12.A．embarrassedB．thrilled

C．anxiousD．relaxed

13.A．TellB．AwardC．CreateD．Bring

14.A．WhenB．WhyC．HowD．Where

15.A．stretchedB．stuckC．bowedD．turned

16.A．simplyB．narrowlyC．necessarilyD．nearly

17.A．unavoidableB．virtual

C．imaginaryD．unbelievable

18.A．properB．familiarC．unusualD．similar

19.A．endlessB．limitedC．changeableD．uncertain

20.A．applyB．referC．directD．stick