I prefer a flat in Inverness to       in Perth , because I want to live near my Mom’s .

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

【详解】考查代词的用法。one表示泛指，相当于“a(an)+名词”，代替的是同类事物中的“一个”；that表示特指，相当于“the+名词”；it所代替的是前面提到过的同一事物；this表示近指。故选答案A。

 In the dark forests ________ some large enough to hold several English towns.

   A. stand many lakes                                    B. lie many lakes

   C. many lakes lie                    D. many lakes stand

【详解】本题考查倒装结构，完全倒装。同时stand 和lie的区别。stand是突出的，lie是平躺的，湖不可能是突出的，所以此题应该选择lie。

For most of my 15 years, my father usually said very little to my mother and me. He preferred reading the newspaper or watching football matches on television to talking to his family.

Everything changed one morning. As soon as I came downstairs to breakfast, I could see that he wasn’t his usual reserved (缄默的) self. “Can’t wait! FIFA World Cup! Big match! Must see!”    I quickly figured out what all the excitement was about: Dad is a big football fan.

I had never been interested in football, but Dad’s excitement that morning made me more and more curious. I had to find out why this sport was making my normally reserved father act like a five-year-old on his first trip to Disneyland.

Dad decided that we should all eat at a little German restaurant so that we could watch the World Cup while eating. Secretly, I think he was hoping to turn Mum and me into football fans.

The match started a few minutes after we entered the restaurant. As I was eating my meal, a loud noise came from the television. Surprised, I looked up at the TV: “Why is that man jumping up and down?” Dad patiently explained: “That’s Papa Bouba Diop, my son. It’s normal for them to jump up and down after they’ve scored.”

Dad explained almost everything to me. His monosyllabic (单音节的) answers were a thing of the past. I loved the new Dad! I watched the rest of the match, becoming more and more interested. When I told my father that I planned to watch more matches with him, he smiled and gave me a wink (眨眼). At long last we had something in common.

Football has really helped Dad and me get closer and form a stronger relationship with each other. Who says football is only about 22 men running after a silly ball?

1.Which of the following words can best describe the author’s father?

A. A talkative football player.               B. A parent busy at work.

C. An encouraging father.                  D. A man of few words.

2.What made the author curious about his father one morning?

A. His unusual excitement.

B. His unexpressed eagerness.

C. His great interest in the newspaper.

D. His high expectation of the winner.

3.The author’s growing interest in watching the match mainly came from________.

A. his and his father’s common love of German food

B. watching a top level performance of the players

C. his father’s love of football and his explanation

D. eating in a restaurant with the excited fans

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Sharing is the foundation of good relationship.

B. Family members should be fans together.

C. Interest is the mother of success.

D. Personality decides everything.

I dreamed I had an interview with God.

“So you would like to interview me?” God asked. “If you have the time,” I said. “My time is eternity(永恒),” God smiled, “What questions do you have（1）_________for me?” “What surprises you most about humankind?” God answered, “That they (2)__________ bored with childhood, they rush to grow up, and then long to be children（3）_________. That they lost their health to make money… and then lost their money to restore their (4)__________. Then by thinking anxiously （5）__________ the future, they forget the (6)___________, so that they live in neither the present nor future. That they live as if they will never die, and die （7）__________ they had never lived.” God’s hand took mine and we were silent for a while.

     And then I asked, “(8)__________ a parent, what are some of life’s lessons you want your children to(9) ___________?” He answered, “To learn they （10）__________ make anyone love them. All they can do is to let themselves love（11）____________. To learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others. To learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness. To learn that it only（12）___________ a few seconds to open profound（深的） wounds in those they love, and it can take many years to heal （13）__________. To learn that a rich person is not one who has the most, but is the one who need the （14）___________. To learn that there are people who love them（15）____________, but simply have not yet learned how to express or show their(16)___________. To learn that two people can look at the same thing and （17）___________ it differently. To learn that it is not enough that they forgive one（18）____________, but they must also forgive themselves.”

     “Thank you for your（19） ___________,” I said humbly. “Is there anything else you would like（20）_____________ to know?” God smiled and said, “Just to know that I am always here.”

1.A. in life           B. by heart           C. at hand       D. in mind

2.A. run             B. live               C. get          D. prove

3.A. either           B. too               C. further        D. again

4.A. life             B. health             C. lives         D. spirits

5.A. about           B. in                 C. for          D. over

6.A. children         B. living              C. time         D. present

7.A. so that          B. in order that         C. as though     D. in case

8.A. As             B. For                C. About        D. By

9.A. listen           B. study              C. learn         D. attend

10.A. can’t           B. won’t             C. needn’t       D. mustn’t

11.A. others          B. anyone            C. everyone      D. someone

12.A. gets            B. has               C. spends       D. takes

13.A. it              B. them              C. themselves   D. these

14.A. best            B. least              C. last         D. health

15.A. mainly          B. lovely            C. dearly       D. fairly

16.A. words           B. expressions       C. ideas        D. feelings

17.A. see             B. watch            C. regard       D. treat

18.A. other           B. another           C. of them      D. itself

19.A. time            B. word             C. belief       D. kindness

20.A. me             B. your humankind    C. your life     D. your children

I remember vividly the call that changed my life. It was Tuesday, February 18. When the  1    rang in the kitchen of my Los Angeles, the   2   was Marty Banderas,  a literary agent to whom I had sent a draft( 草稿 )of my novel three weeks earlier. “I have a couple of   3  .” Banderas saiD. “First, how old are you?” “I'm 48,” I replieD. “Are you in good   4    ?” “Yes, excellent. What’s this about? ” “I’ve sold your novels       5     one and a half million dollars.” I sat down in    6    . I had written fourteen novels in twenty years, but each one had been    7     by the publishers. I suppose many people would have been     8     , but not me. Each time, I just      9      writing another one. My husband advised me to find something else to do, but I refused to   10    up. Seeing this book   11    was the best thing that has ever happened to me. It's a mystery story (like all the others) and it was on the best-seller   12   two weeks after publication! I got my first lesson in story  13  from my grandmother. She used to read my stories. She was the one who gave me a    14     of words. She sparked (激发) my  15   and she has been a   16    influence on me. I always had stories running through my   17    and as soon as I could write, I   18     them down on paper. I married young and I have three children, but I never stopped writing.    19   novels between doing the diapers(婴儿的尿布) and dishes. I'm writing another novel now. Yes, my    20    has changed my life.

1. A. phone    B. bell    C. clock D. alarm

2. A. line       B. step    C. outside      D. doorway

3. A. novels   B. things        C. questions   D. problems

4. A. wealth    B. health        C. condition    D. order

5. A. to   B. for     C. on      D. in

6. A. need       B. joy     C. settlements        D. shock

7. A. rejected        B. received    C. decided      D. lost

8. A. worried        B. encouraged       C. discouraged      D. excited

9. A. couldn't help        B. got down to      C. got used to        D. went on

10. A. hold    B. look   C. give   D. set

11. A. sold     B. published   C. printed      D. passed

12. A. books B. shops  C. record       D. list

13. A. writing       B. organizing        C. telling       D. reading

14. A. use      B. love   C. meaning    D. respect

15. A. hope    B. efforts C. novels       D. imagination

16. A. lasting        B. normal      C. careful      D. general

17. A. head    B. mouth       C. voice D. work

18. A. took    B. put     C. broke        D. added

19. A. writing       B. reading      C. developing        D. translating

20. A. friend B. call    C. success      D. work