8．Arriving at the party in a great hurry，we were disappointed to find that the band _____ playing．（ ）
| A． | stopped | B． | will stop | C． | has stopped | D． | had stopped |
7．Steve to come，but he didn't turn up．（ ）
| A． | promises | B． | has promised | C． | was promising | D． | had promised |
6．There's always been a debate on whether human beings are born good or bad．Depending on how you（41）B the world，you can think of all the crimes and injustice and conclude that we're bad，so we need a system of laws to keep us in check．However，there are also a lot of stories of good deeds．I think we're all born good．
Today，I took a trip to South Bend to attend my friends'wedding reception．I had（42）Dthe night before at the forecast and it said we were going to get about 3inches of snow，so I thought，"That's not so（43）C．"I set out on my journey and it was completely clear until I（44）C to get towards Niles，M1…
I was（45）B with this ominous （不祥的）cloud．I thought to myself，"Hmm，this can't be a good（46）D．"Soon enough，the highway became a snow-packed wall of white．I should have remembered that such severe changes in（47）A are common in this part of America．I then tried to get to the popular area of South Bend and got stuck in the snow，（48）A to turn left onto a street．I（49）D for 20minutes to dig myself out with only a scraper（刮刀）．
It wasn't a very（50）C street，so I didn't see many people．Just as I was starting to give up，a few people stopped by my car and then helped push me out of the snow bank．It was one person at first，and then a few others．
Then，on the way to my destination，another lady got stuck．（51）A，I got out and was（52）C to offer the same help that I had received．At least five others joined me in my（53）A to get her car unstuck．It is kind of storm that makes roads undrivable．South Bend（54）B up getting over 3feet of snow．
In these（55）D of kindness though，I was once again（56）B of my belief that that all people are born good．These people didn't have to stop and help me out．They ran the（57）D of having their own cars stuck．（58）A for myself，it was an automatic reaction to get out and push the lady's car out too．I didn't think about it（59）Ca second．
I believe these situations really helped remind me that this world is a good place．Real life situations can（60）B good deeds．It happened today，and it will happen again and again．
Today，I took a trip to South Bend to attend my friends'wedding reception．I had（42）Dthe night before at the forecast and it said we were going to get about 3inches of snow，so I thought，"That's not so（43）C．"I set out on my journey and it was completely clear until I（44）C to get towards Niles，M1…
I was（45）B with this ominous （不祥的）cloud．I thought to myself，"Hmm，this can't be a good（46）D．"Soon enough，the highway became a snow-packed wall of white．I should have remembered that such severe changes in（47）A are common in this part of America．I then tried to get to the popular area of South Bend and got stuck in the snow，（48）A to turn left onto a street．I（49）D for 20minutes to dig myself out with only a scraper（刮刀）．
It wasn't a very（50）C street，so I didn't see many people．Just as I was starting to give up，a few people stopped by my car and then helped push me out of the snow bank．It was one person at first，and then a few others．
Then，on the way to my destination，another lady got stuck．（51）A，I got out and was（52）C to offer the same help that I had received．At least five others joined me in my（53）A to get her car unstuck．It is kind of storm that makes roads undrivable．South Bend（54）B up getting over 3feet of snow．
In these（55）D of kindness though，I was once again（56）B of my belief that that all people are born good．These people didn't have to stop and help me out．They ran the（57）D of having their own cars stuck．（58）A for myself，it was an automatic reaction to get out and push the lady's car out too．I didn't think about it（59）Ca second．
I believe these situations really helped remind me that this world is a good place．Real life situations can（60）B good deeds．It happened today，and it will happen again and again．
| 41．A．discover | B．view | C．love | D．shock |
| 42．A．spent | B．checked | C．observed | D．looked |
| 43．A．late | B．cold | C．bad | D．far |
| 44．A．hoped | B．stopped | C．started | D．planned |
| 45．A．concerned | B．met | C．involved | D．annoyed |
| 46．A．way | B．event | C．result | D．sign |
| 47．A．weather | B．direction | C．position | D．system |
| 48．A．attempting | B．needing | C．realizing | D．having |
| 49．A．waited | B．stayed | C．insisted | D．struggled |
| 50．A．long | B．smooth | C．busy | D．quiet |
| 51．A．Immediately | B．Carefully | C．Eventually | D．Obviously |
| 52．A．requested | B．attracted | C．inspired | D．convinced |
| 53．A．efforts | B．group | C．donation | D．spirits |
| 54．A．made | B．ended | C．came | D．grew |
| 55．A．attitudes | B．characters | C．manners | D．acts |
| 56．A．informed | B．reminded | C．warned | D．told |
| 57．A．favor | B．course | C．admire | D．risk |
| 58．A．Even | B．Just | C．Yet | D．Still |
| 59．A．with | B．by | C．for | D．in |
| 60．A．find | B．produce | C．happen | D．judge． |
5．The new product is beyond all praise and has quickly taken over the market _________ its superior quality．
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| A． | it terms of | B． | by virtue of | C． | on behalf of | D． | on top of |