I’d been 16 for six days and was already prepared to deal with failure．I remember when my mum  1   me up that morning, her voice wasn’t as  2   as it usually was．

I stayed in bed for a few minutes．I was   3   to leave its warmth and comfort, and didn’t want to face the problem that I’d let myself  4   for the past six months．Finally, I dragged myself out of    5  .

I finished getting ready and tried to   6  ．It didn’t work, so I decided that my  7   should go with me．We had a little time, so I thought we could practice parking．I   8 , with the wheel hitting the fence．After that, the little bit of confidence I’d had was   9  ．I tried two more times, but didn’t   10  much．Then we headed to the test site.

    I went into a room for some paperwork．And I waited for 20 minutes—just   11   time to make myself believe that I was going to fail．Then, finally, it was my   12  ．I just wanted to get it over and make sure that I had to come back next Thursday.

    I stepped outside and the sky was the light blue I love．It offered me some   13   and I realized something: something between when I pulled myself off the seat and when I got outside．I had become   14   and confident．

    The first thing I had to do was parking, which I did quite   15 ．The confidence that came with it hit me like a wave．The rest of the test went well too and I   16   it all．As I drove back, the instructor told me I would not be coming back for a second   17   next Thursday.

    Back in the building I didn’t have to say a word．My mum knew just by looking at me．Her 18   made her face softer．And I’m sure it was at least as big as the smile on my face．Her eyes, 19  , looked kind of teary．I knew she was   20   for me.

1．A．got　　                B．woke　               C．turned　　          D．brought

2．A．loud　　　　        B．weak　　　　     C．noisy　　           D．strong

3．A．unable                   B．unhappy　　　　C．unwilling             D．unavailable

4．A．mention　　　　  B．forget　　　　    C．leave　               D．put

5．A．house　　　　     B．kitchen　　　     C．garage　　　      D．bed

6．A．set down  　        B．take down　　　 C．calm down         D．put down

7．A．mum 　　            B．dad　　　　　    C．instructor　         D．teacher

8．A．succeeded　　　  B．failed　　　　　 C．managed　          D．attempted

9．A．missing　　　      B．lost                     C．disappeared         D．gone

10．A．work                  B．improve               C．change                D．get

11．A．enough               B．little                    C．more                   D．less

12．A．ability                  B．performance        C．time                    D．turn

13．A．belief                  B．advantage            C．anxiety                D．comfort

14．A．calm                   B．anxious               C．excited                D．cautious

15．A．badly                  B．well                    C．unsuccessfully     D．hardly

16．A．passed                B．went                   C．failed                  D．tried

17．A．practice　　　　 B．paperwork           C．test                     D．parking

18．A．words                 B．smile                   C．look                    D．anger

20．A．sad                     B．happy                  C．nervous               D．sorry

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I’d been 16 for six days and was already prepared to deal with failure. I remember when my mum   1me up that morning, her voice wasn’t as   2as it usually was.

I stayed in bed for a few minutes. I was   3to leave its warmth and comfort, and didn’t want to face the problem that I’d let myself   4for the past six months. Finally, I dragged myself out of    5.

I finished getting ready and tried to   6. It didn’t work, so I decided that my   7should go with me. We had a little time, so I thought we could practice parking. I   8, with the wheel hitting the fence. After that, the little bit of confidence I’d had was   9. I tried two more times, but didn’t   10much. Then we headed to the test site.

    I went into a room for some paperwork. And I waited for 20 minutes—just   11time to make myself believe that I was going to fail. Then, finally, it was my   12. I just wanted to get it over and make sure that I had to come back next Thursday.

    I stepped outside and the sky was the light blue I love. It offered me some   13and I realized something: something between when I pulled myself off the seat and when I got outside. I had become   14and confident.

    The first thing I had to do was parking, which I did quite   15. The confidence that came with it hit me like a wave. The rest of the test went well too and I   16it all. As I drove back, the instructor told me I would not be coming back for a second   17next Thursday.

Back in the building I didn’t have to say a word. My mum knew just by looking at me. Her    18made her face softer. And I’m sure it was at least as big as the smile on my face. Her eyes,19, looked kind of teary. I knew she was   20for me.

1.A. got　　   B. woke　      C. turned　　 D. brought

2.A. loud　　　　 B. weak　　　　   C. noisy　　  D. strong

3.A. unable     B. unhappy　　　　　  C. unwilling    D. unavailable

4.A. mention　　　　   B. forget　　　　  C. leave　      D. put

5.A. house　　　　      B. kitchen　　　   C. garage　　　    D. bed

6.A. set down  　 B. take down　　　　　      C. calm down       D. put down

7.A. mum 　　     B. dad　　　　　  C. instructor　       D. teacher

8.A. succeeded　　　　      B. failed　　　　　      C. managed　 D. attempted

9.A. missing　　　       B. lost     C. disappeared       D. gone

10.A. work     B. improve      C. change       D. get

11.A. enough B. little    C. more   D. less

12.A. ability    B. performance      C. time    D. turn

13.A. belief     B. advantage   C. anxiety       D. comfort

14.A. calm      B. anxious      C. excited       D. cautious

15.A. badly     B. well    C. unsuccessfully   D. hardly

16.A. passed   B. went   C. failed  D. tried

17.A. practice　　　　　     B. paperwork  C. test     D. parking

18.A. words   B. smile   C. look    D. anger

19.A. however       B. therefore    C. although     D. but

20.A. sad B. happy  C. nervous      D. sorry

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “I’m so sorry!” was my     . Then he said, “Excuse me too ... I didn’t even      you.” We were very    , the stranger and I. Then we went on our ways after saying     .

But at home, a different      is told. How we treat our      ones, the young and the old. Later, in the kitchen, as I cooked our supper, my      entered, very still. When I turned, I nearly knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I      at her. She left, with her little heart broken. I didn’t      how hard I’d spoken.

That     , as I lay awake in bed, God’s quiet voice      to me and said, “While with strangers, you are polite,      with those you love, you didn’t do it properly. Go and look right now on the      floor, you’ll find some flowers there by the door. Those are the flowers she     __   for you. She picked them herself—pink, yellow and blue.”

By this time, I felt      and small and now my own      fell. I quietly went to her bed, “     up, my dear daughter.” I said. “Are these the flowers you picked for me?” She smiled, “I found them on the tree. I knew you’d like them,      the blue.” I said, “I’m so   __   that I missed them today ... And I shouldn’t have shouted at you that way.” She whispered(低声说), “Mommy, that’s okay. I still      you anyway.” I hugged her and said, “I love you too and love your flowers, especially the blue.”

1.A. rule                      B. reply                        C. step                         D. truth

2.A. see                  B. tell                           C. get                           D. take

3.A. nervous                   B. alike                          C. polite                       D. confident

4.A. welcome             B. thanks                C. hello                         D. good-bye

5.A. story                    B. message                  C. notice                D. activity

6.A. crazy     B. loved                       C. blind                        D. brave

7.A. mother                         B. husband                  C. daughter                 D. son

8.A. smiled                           B. looked                     C. shot                         D. shouted

9.A. lie                                  B. care                         C. attack                      D. realize

10.A. noon                           B. afternoon               C. evening                   D. night

11.A. looked                        B. pointed                   C. spoke                      D. listened

12.A. when                          B. but                           C. unless                      D. besides

13.A. kitchen                       B. bedroom                C. dinning-room         D. library

14.A. brought                      B. bought               C. stole                          D. paid

15.A. excited                       B. sad                           C. happy                      D. great

16.A. leg                          B. head                         C. tears                        D. feelings

17.A. Look                            B. End                          C. Dress                       D. Wake

18.A. especially                   B. specially                  C. except                     D. except for

19.A. brave                          B. lazy                          C. sorry                        D. excited

20.A. hate                            B. love                         C. miss                         D. beat

When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My parents took me by train or by car to a hotel by the   26  . All day, I seem to remember, I played on the sands with strange   27  children. We made houses and gardens, and   28   the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, we climbed over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.

     In those days the sun seemed to shine always   29  and the water was always warm. Sometimes we left beach and walked in the country,   30  ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were sweets in one’s pockets or good places where one could   31   ice creams. Each day seemed a life-time.

    32  I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good  holiday is much the same as it was.  I   33   like the sun and warm sand and the sound of   34  beating (拍打) the rocks. I no longer wish to   35   any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets.    36  , I still love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.

     Sometimes I   37   what my ideal(理想的) holiday will be like when I am  old .  38   I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about   39  who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves   40  on too many ices creams.

1.A. sea   B. lake           C. mountain           D. river

2.A. moved         B. excited        C. anxious             D. nervous

3.A. made          B. brought        C. watched             D. heard

4.A. gently        B. hardly         C. brightly            D. carefully

5.A. in need of B. in search of C. in place of D. in praise of

6.A. sell          B. make           C. buy                 D. offer

7.A. When          B. Although       C. If                  D. But

8.A.almost         B. perhaps        C. still               D. often

9.A.waves          B. wind           C. hands               D. feet

10.A.destroy       B. fix            C. use                 D. build

11.A. But          B. However        C. Otherwise           D. Besides

12.A.wonder        B, feel           C. understand          D. believe

13.A. All          B. Each           C. Both                D. Every

14.A. girls        B. boys           C. children            D. grown-ups

15.A. happy        B. tired          C. sad                 D. sick